Herbert awakens early in the morning and feels more depressed in the morning than the evening. He has lost all interest in activities and derives no pleasure from things that used to please him. If he is suffering from major depression, Herbert's symptoms suggest the subtype called

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The melancholic subtype of major depression is characterized by a loss of pleasure in most activities, a lack of reactivity to pleasurable stimuli, and symptoms that are worse in the morning, such as early morning awakening and morning depression.

Herbert Awakens Early in the Morning and Feels More Depressed