October is National Depression Awareness and Mental Health Screening month. An estimated 8.3% or 21 million American adults and a staggering 20% or 5 million children ages 12 to 17 suffer from major depression. How do you know if the physical and/or mental challenges you or a loved one is facing are depression, or just a really bad week? Not everyone experiences depression in the same…
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