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Depression:Caring for a Depressed Person

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She Thought She Had Recovered, Then Relapsed

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"I didn't want to go back to that dark place"

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When Katherine, 36, was struggling with postpartum depression, she had almost no ability to take care of herself. She went back to work but couldn't function. That's when she gathered her friends around her for a party. "Everyone wants to tell you, 'Well, get some exercise. Eat right. Come on. You know? You can do it.' " But she just couldn't.

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