Belinda's behavior is marked by lack of energy, loss of self-esteem, difficulty concentrating, pessimism, crying, and occasional thoughts of suicide. She sounds most like someone with ______.

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Belinda's symptoms match those of major depression, including low energy, low self-esteem, difficulty concentrating, sadness and thoughts of suicide. Bipolar disorder involves cycling between episodes of depression and mania, psychothymia involves mild mood swings that do not meet the criteria for a major mood disorder, and fugue involves a dissociative state where a person experiences amnesia and may wander or travel.

Belinda's Behavior Is Marked by Lack of Energy, Loss of Self-Esteem