Existential Depression in Gifted Individuals
May 15th, 2007
Gifted and talented persons are more likely to experience a type of depression referred to as existential depression.
Existential depression is a depression that arises when an individual confronts certain basic issues of existence. Yalom (1980) describes four such issues (or “ultimate concerns”)–death, freedom, isolation and meaninglessness.
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