Diabetics, of course, whether depressed or not, are seriously ill people.

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Arrington also asked Zuckerberg whether the depressed share price makes it hard to lure top engineers and programmers.

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The authors also looked at social support the mothers got from their families, and whether they were depressed, stressed, and how generally satisfied with their lives they were.

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Courtenay mentioned one of the best predictors of whether a man will become depressed is if his spouse is depressed.

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And when she was feeling depressed and asked Hefner whether she could see a psychiatrist, he refused, she said.

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Whether such discipline will actually help depressed rural areas is another matter.

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All I know about you is your one-sentence question, so I don't know whether you are 12 years old and feeling depressed or are the mother of a 12-year-old who has depression.

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The story begins with Iichiro waking up, looking at the clock, guiltily asking himself whether he might sleep longer, and feeling both anxious and depressed by the realization that he has no reason to get up.

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