And if this is a depression-type problem, then exiting from quantitative easing may still be years away.

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Most commonly, the mood disorder accompanying the schizophrenic features is either bipolar disorder (bipolar-type schizoaffective) or depression (depressive-type schizoaffective).

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"When the stimulus package came up for a vote, I felt that it was indispensable to vote 'aye' in order to avoid the possibility of a 1929-type depression, " Specter said Tuesday.

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Whenever I hear of young adults with the type of disabling depression you describe -- and especially when they are men -- I worry that they may go on to have a more serious condition called bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depression.

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Instead, in facing the stigma of depression, we become more assured and self-aware leaders, an asset to any type of workplace.

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He is depressed by what he sees as a nation reverting to type after a period of gentleness - brought on originally by the Depression and the New Deal politics that came after it - which suggested to Americans that in good economic times they could afford to help each other out.

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