24th August 2020

Becky, a 34-year-old phD student, attends her GP complaining of ‘feeling like rubbish’ for the past few months

Becky, a 34-year-old phD student, attends her GP complaining of ‘feeling like rubbish’ for the past few months. Upon further questioning, she reveals she has been excessively fatigued and has had very little interest or pleasure in doing things. She has no past medical history. She takes melatonin to help her sleep, as she has been having trouble falling asleep lately, as well as waking up in the early hours of the morning and trouble falling back asleep. She denies any psychotic symptoms, recent bereavements or traumatic events.

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