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Question: An investigation into the effect of exercise on clinical depression.
Answer: Problems with depression are by no means limited to those who are clinically diagnosed as being so. Generalised, negative affect is experienced by everyone throughout the course of a lifetime. Usually, non clinical depression is linked to some kind of stressor in the environment which can be clearly identified, for example, the termination of a job. It is only when these depressive episodes go further than certain boundaries of intensity, duration and frequency can the disorder can be labelled clinical depression. Depressive symptoms, e.g. sadness, disturbed sleep and fatigue can also be symptoms of other medical conditions (for example stroke) however, in...(short extract)
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- Subject: Psychology
- Course: Health Psychology and Psychopathology
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 73%
- Words: 3142
- Date submitted: January 05, 2009
- Date written: February, 2002
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2930
