depressive
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People with a bipolar disorder diagnosis more commonly experience depressive episodes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
"Each day, every month, I am having those depressive thoughts, I am having those anxieties around everything", she explained.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The researchers suggest that DEA could potentially be used as a biomarker to help identify certain cases of major depressive disorder.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
And two of those days were for a depressive episode after a fall in Bowdle, South Dakota, essentially the halfway point.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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