If a person experiences depressed mood plus two other symptoms of depression for at least two years, and during the two years he or she has not been without depressive symptoms for more than two months, the person is most likely to be diagnosed with
A. seasonal affective disorder.
B. postpartum depression.
C. persistent depressive disorder.
D. major depression.
Answer: C
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