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* '''[[Postpartum depression]]''' (also known as ''postnatal depression'') – Dr. Ruta M Nonacs writes that while many women experience some mood changes after giving birth, "10-15% of women experience a more disabling and persistent form of mood disturbance (eg, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis)." [http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3408.htm] When it occurs, the onset typically is within three months after delivery, and it may last for several months.
 
* '''[[Postpartum depression]]''' (also known as ''postnatal depression'') – Dr. Ruta M Nonacs writes that while many women experience some mood changes after giving birth, "10-15% of women experience a more disabling and persistent form of mood disturbance (eg, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis)." [http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3408.htm] When it occurs, the onset typically is within three months after delivery, and it may last for several months.
   
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==Physical causes of depression in men==
 
==Physical causes of depression in men==

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Physical causes of depression in women

  • Postpartum depression (also known as postnatal depression) – Dr. Ruta M Nonacs writes that while many women experience some mood changes after giving birth, "10-15% of women experience a more disabling and persistent form of mood disturbance (eg, postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis)." [1] When it occurs, the onset typically is within three months after delivery, and it may last for several months.
  • Menopause and depression

Physical causes of depression in men


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