Hysteroid dysphoria
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Hysteroid dysphoria is a name given to repeated episodes of depressed mood in response to feeling rejected, and a craving for sweets, especially chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...

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Hysteroid dysphoria has been described in outpatient populations and is thought to be a subtype of atypical depression
Atypical depression
Atypical depression is a subtype of dysthymia and major depression, sharing many of the symptoms of both, but also being characterized by mood reactivity—being able to experience improved mood in response to positive events. In contrast, sufferers of "melancholic" depression generally cannot...

 involving rejection sensitivity and therapeutic response to monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
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