... as having difficulty organizing ideas and lack of words. It was apparent that he suffered major depressive disorder. Then regular doses of the fluoxetine improved his academic and social abilities to the point where he admitted to a college and was functioning properly after eighteen months of medication. Major depressive disorder is an extreme psychotic condition that follows one end of an unipolar disorder. Major depression is a broad disorder where different people are affected in different ways. Physically, major depression disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes feelings of gloominess and utter worthlessness. Major depression might include eating or sleeping too much or too little, a continuous feeling of worthlessness and guilt, fatigue, difficulty, with concentration and memory, feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, headaches, body aches and suicidal thoughts. Depression is usually caused by traumatic experiences where a person might experience the loss of a significant figure ...

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