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Depression. Computer artwork of a depressed woman seen with a barren landscape. The dry, lifeless environment may represent her feelings of loneliness, sadness or hopelessness. Sufferers of depression tend to have a general loss of interest in life, combined with a sense of reduced emotional well-being. Depression appears to affect more women than men, but this may reflect that women seek medical advice more often. Alternatively the image may depict a woman who, like the landscape, is infertile or barren. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/DAVID GIFFORD)