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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a word with many meanings and uses in various disciplines, including economics, geology, meteorology, and others. In this article its application in the field of psychology and mental health and the relationship to [[circumcision]] will be discussed.
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is more formally known as '''major depressive disorder''' or '''clinical depression''',<ref name="WP_Major>{{URLwikipedia|Major_depressive_disorder|Major depressive disorder}}</ref> and is classified as a ''mood disorder''.<refname="DSM-IV">{{REFbook
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Some feautures are a mood of depressed, sad, hopeless, discouraged or "down in the dumps". Decreased energy, tiredness and fatigue are common. Frequently there may be thoughts of death, suicidal ideation, or suicide attempts. These thoughts range from thoughts that other persons would be better off if the person were dead, to transient but recurrent thoughts of committing suicide, to actual specific plans to commit [[suicide]].<ref name="DSM-IV" />
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