A psychiatrist wrote the following note on a patient's chart, "Classic case of double depression." A secretary was transcribing the psychiatrist's notes and asked what the term meant. What will the secretary be told?
A) The patient actually has an underlying schizophrenic disorder.
B) The patient has both dysthymic disorder and major depression.
C) The presenting symptoms look like a mirror image of depression.
D) The patient's depression is more than twice as serious as other forms of depression.
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