A patient has been admitted with a diagnosis of atypical depression.In planning interventions,the nurse would expect to consider the characteristic symptom of:

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Behavioral characteristics of atypical depression include the feeling that one's limbs are so heavy they cannot be lifted or moved (leaden paralysis).Seasonal mood changes are characteristic of seasonal affective disorder.Psychomotor agitation and depression that is greater in the morning than in the evening are characteristics more likely to be observed in patients with melancholic depression.

A Patient Has Been Admitted with a Diagnosis of Atypical