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“Affective Disorder” is a broad term for the various forms of mood disturbances from which many people suffer. In particular, a major depression may affect as many as 20% of the American population at any given time. A major depression, seasonal or otherwise, is characterized by a series of symptoms: Symptoms of S.A.D.
