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Cole spends a few weeks being treated for major depressive disorder. He eventually stops exhibiting symptoms, but a few months later they reoccur. Once again the symptoms dissipate, but a few months later they reoccur. Cole’s major depressive disorder is ________?

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Cole’s major depressive disorder is episodic

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Since his symptoms reoccure in the span of a few moths and then they stop this is episodic. Episodic ilness is an illness characterized by periods of good health interrupted by periods of illness or disability.

Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations

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