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Major depression is unlike the normal feelings of sadness, loss, or passing mood states that most people have.

Byline: ANI Washington, August 4 (ANI): Studying how major depression and coronary artery disease interact over time and in twin pairs, scientists have painted a more complex picture of the associations between the conditions.

Major depression is diagnosed when you have at least five of the following nine symptoms for at least two weeks: - Depressed feelings throughout most of the day, especially in the morning; - Feelings of worthlessness or guilt; - Constant fatigue or lack of energy; - Insomnia or excessive sleeping; - Indecisiveness, inability to concentrate; - Restlessness, inability to remain still and calm; - Lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed; - Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide; - Significant weight loss or gain within a short period of time.

Three models were tested to fit the data—one in which major depression and alcohol abuse disorders had a reciprocal association within time, a second in which alcohol disorders caused major depression and a third in which major depression caused alcohol disorders.

3 weeks, during which 64 percent went into remission; those with major depression were followed up for 20.

Major Depression (also known as clinical or unipolar depression) is what most people think of when they think of depression - the individual seems to have totally given up on life, and has a large number of obvious symptoms.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring this study, which will recruit a total of 300 subjects between the ages of 18 and 80 who are experiencing significant symptoms of major depression but are otherwise in good health.

More frequently than not, major depression often goes undiagnosed and thus untreated.