What Functional Depression Is
Although “functional depression” isn’t a clinical diagnosis, for many people, it's a real problem.
This type of depression often goes undetected because when most people imagine a depressed individual, they think of someone who looks really sad or cries a lot. And while it's true that sadness and unexplained bouts of crying are common characteristics of depression, not everyone looks sad when they’re depressed.
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