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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 47-year-old man is referred to the outpatient psychiatry clinic for depressed mood. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer recently. Since then, he has not been able to go to work. Over the past several weeks, he has had significant unintentional weight loss and several bouts of epigastric pain. He lost his father to cancer when he was 10 years old. After a complete history and physical examination, the patient is diagnosed with major depressive disorder, provisional. Which of the following statements regarding this patient’s psychiatric condition is true?
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This patient must have anhedonia or depressed mood.