Depression, the thyroid and hormones. Depression is a common symptom of an underactive thyroid, also called hypothyroidism. A doctor will want to rule out other causes of the depression, and diagnosis of underactive thyroid may be reached once other symptoms have been explored, such as tiredness and weight gain.
Beneficial ownership. Beneficial ownership is a term used in international commercial legislation referred to anyone who enjoys the benefits of ownership of a security or property, and yet does not nominally own the asset itself. Webster's defines a beneficial owner as one who enjoys the benefit of a property of which another is the legal owner..
Example: The insider is the indirect beneficial owner of securities that are held by a holding company that an insider or its subsidiaries controls. Whenever an insider is deemed to be the beneficial owner, the insider will be an indirect beneficial owner. What is control or direction?