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What is psychotic depression? Wats the best way to treat it?

Any kind of info of this would be greatly appreciated!

The following link is an article from "The Vancouver Sun" about Psychotic Depression which you might find helpful:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/...

Here is an excerpt from the article which defines Pyschotic Depression:

"Some types of depression are more profound and more resistant to treatment than others. Psychotic depression, for instance, combines depressive symptoms with hallucinations or delusions. About one quarter of all people who are admitted to the hospital with depression suffer from psychotic depression.

While the symptoms can be similar to those of other mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, people with psychotic depression are generally aware that their thoughts are not true. But the thoughts may be so extreme as to cause people to try to hide them, making diagnosis difficult."

Psychotic means you lose touch with reality.
Depressive Realism means you know more about reality than other people. That's why you are depressed.

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