The signs of full-blown depression are usually more severe and last longer.

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But nearly 50% of the teens were said to have experienced symptoms of depression or a full-blown mood disorder, according to the study, which was presented on Saturday at an annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in New Orleans.

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Our entire auto industry was on the verge of collapse and, all told, the prospects of us going into a full-blown depression were very real.

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There, a lack of proper oversight and transparency nearly led to the collapse of the financial markets and a full-scale Depression.

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That was all before the middle class got pounded by the full fury of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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The best time to gaze at the Moon through a telescope is when it is in a phase that is less than full, when the shadows along the terminator reveal in greatest detail the depression of craters.

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If we have a full blown depression, or, we end up like Japan where the stock market is still trading at a quarter of its high 23 years later?

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