For Hassoun, melancholy (or depression) stems from an individual's desire for some undesignated other.

Dr. Strunk said that depression often stems from the fact that severely asthmatic children have inescapable problems.

Mr. Barnes said he believed that his depression stemmed from the chronic forehead pain - "sometimes it's pounding" - that began plaguing him while he was a boxer.

Her depression stems from the fact that she cannot express or act upon her own concepts.

The money and the depression had stemmed from the same source.

Comment: I used this drug for 1 year in fighting depression.It did help with that, but the depression was stemming from the effects of undiagnosed multiple sclerosis.

Phobias, for instance, are best treated by behavioral techniques; depression stemming from marital problems, by IPT, and so on.

Dr. Wenslaff's research suggests that depression stems from a specific breakdown in the ability to control demoralizing thoughts once they start.