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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.
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Some feautures features 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" /> == Circumcision's contribution to depression ==
Typically, non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]] is carried out on a helpless infant or small child who has no choice in the matter. Circumcision is the amputation and excision of functional tissue with numerous physiological functions which are irreversibly destroyed. the lost functions include protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual functions.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://circumcision.org/functions-of-the-foreskin/
}}</ref>
When the child becomes older and comes to understand the nature of circumcision and of his irreversible loss for which there is no cure. , he may become extremely angry regarding an his injury for which there is no remedyand loss. The anger becomes repressed and contributes to depression.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://circumcision.org/psychological-impact-of-circumcision-on-men/
|title=Psychological Impact of Circumcision on Men
|init=
|publisher=Circumcision Resource Center
|date=2022
|accessdate=2024-03-10
}}</ref>
{{SEEALSO}}* [[Psychological issues of male circumcision]]* [[Sexual effects of circumcision]]
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