Medicine: Good Morning!

For most people, getting up in the morning, even if not the happiest moment of their lives, is merely a routine matter. For some others, getting out of bed immediately makes it ten to one against them; awakening brings an emotional hangover that has nothing to do with liquor.*The day ahead seems impossible and even death preferable. Usually, with the routine of washing, dressing and breakfast, the gloom wears off and life seems worth living again.

Is this morning depression something to be depressed about? In a few cases, thinks Manhattan Psychiatrist Jan Ehrenwald, it may be a sign of serious physical...

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