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ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION: Help your patient emerge from the darkness

The Journal of Family Practice. 2009 May;58(5):257-264
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Jane’s depressive symptoms gradually ebbed, and she returned to her previous level of energy and social activity. You warned her and her family about the possibility that the disorder might recur, so they would be prepared.

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Amy Cheung, MD, 33 Russell Street, 3rd Floor Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSS 2S1; dramy.cheung@gmail.com