2 WHY WE GET DEPRESSED If we can only find out the cause, we’ll be halfway towards a cure. When applied to depression, this commonly held maxim has much to commend it. Because there are different kinds of depression, it is important to try to decide which form or mix of elements in depression we are dealing with. This will give clues to the cause, and hence the best way of handling it. Right diagnosis is always the prelude to cure. Three real life studies Reaction to change? Jean is forty-nine, and
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