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Depression is a highly prevalent condition which ranges from mild, temporary mood distress to severe, persistent symptoms which impair normal functioning. In its worst form it kills. It has been reported as occurring twice as frequently in women as in men, and more in women with babies and young children (American Psychiatric Association, 1987).
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Greig, A., Gregory, D. (2003). Maternal Depression and the Needs of the Child. In: Boswell, G., Poland, F. (eds) Women’s Minds, Women’s Bodies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403919885_11
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