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and about 13% of men will have an episode of serious depression in their lives.
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So, these are extremely common kinds of problems
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that people experience, particularly at your age.
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The college years are one of the peak times of onset,
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first onset, of depression in particular.
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And also, for bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, the late adolescent,
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early 20s are the peak onset times for these disorders as well.
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So, the mood disorders divide into what's called unipolar depression disorders,
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which is depression only and then bipolar disorders
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where the person cycles between depression and mania.
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And here are the DSM criteria for major depression,
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one of the most severe forms of depression. And as I said, the DSM sets up these