Feeling hopeless and helpless: When anxiety symptoms coexist with depressive disorder: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 100, No 2

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When a patient presents with both the flat, hopeless feeling of depression and the helplessness spawned by anxiety's unrealistic fears, diagnosis can be complicated. But because anxiety symptoms can increase the severity of depressive illness, correct diagnosis is vital. In this article, Dr Nesse untangles the relationships between depressive disorders and anxiety, clarifies the differential diagnosis, and reviews the effects of antidepressants on anxiety symptoms.

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