"Myth: If a person is depressed, there has to be an external factor bothering him.
Fact: External factors are not always necessary to make a person depressed. It is now known that chemical changes in the brain can lead to depression without any external precipitating factor."
World Health Organization. Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Myths and Misconceptions about Depression. Available Online: < http://www.searo.who.int/EN/Section1174/Section1199/Section1567/Section1826_8096.htm > December 22, 2009.
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