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		bkovitz on Aug 31, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Depression is not a malfunction That's not depression. http://www.mhsanctuary.com/depression/dsm.htm

dkarl on Aug 31, 2009 [–]

That's not depression.

The page you linked to defines "Major Depressive Episode" and "Major Depressive Disorder." Even mental health professionals use the term more broadly than that.

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