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Old Jul 16, 2006, 03:48 AM
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Yup. Hedonistic means pleasure-recieving, and Anhedonistic is a lack of pleasure-receiving. It can apply to depression of various kinds, and can be a symptom in other mental illnesses also, but anhedonia isn't a diagnosis all by itself - just one symptom.
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