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| - | * Melancholic depression often progresses into psychotic depression (where delusions are usually nihilistic in nature). | + | * Melancholic depression often progresses into psychotic depression (where [[teaching:delusions-hallucinations|delusions]] are usually nihilistic in nature). |
| * Melancholic depression is shorter in duration and more episodic. It also features diurnal variation (early-morning worsening of mood, with an afternoon slump or evening worsening).[([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181887/|Wirz-Justice A. Diurnal variation of depressive symptoms. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 2008;10(3):337-343.]])] | * Melancholic depression is shorter in duration and more episodic. It also features diurnal variation (early-morning worsening of mood, with an afternoon slump or evening worsening).[([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181887/|Wirz-Justice A. Diurnal variation of depressive symptoms. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 2008;10(3):337-343.]])] | ||