Definition of Clinical depression

1. Noun. A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention.

Exact synonyms: Depression, Depressive Disorder
Generic synonyms: Affective Disorder, Emotional Disorder, Emotional Disturbance, Major Affective Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Agitated Depression, Anaclitic Depression, Dysthymia, Dysthymic Depression, Endogenous Depression, Exogenous Depression, Reactive Depression, Major Depressive Episode, Neurotic Depression, Psychotic Depression, Retarded Depression

Medical Definition of Clinical depression

1. A clinical syndrome that includes a persistent sad mood or loss of interest in activities that persists for at least 2 weeks in the absence of external precipitants. This should not be confused with a grief reaction (death of loved one). Features may include change in eating habits, insomnia, early morning wakening, lack of interest, depressed mood, fatigue and suicidal thoughts. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Clinical depression

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention by James M. Jr. Gaudin (1995)
"Depression Although not consistently supported by research, clinical depression has also been associated with mothers who neglect. ..."

2. Depression in Primary Care: Detection and Diagnosi by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"A clinical depression or a mood disorder is a syndrome (a constellation of signs and symptoms) that is not a normal reaction to life's difficulties. ..."

3. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"clinical depression, which is far more common among women than men, is a significant suicide risk factor. Bipolar disorder (previously called ..."

4. Assisted Suicide edited by Michael Bilirakis (1998)
"... heard the surveys which indicate that the majority of those who contemplate seeking their own death are suffering from treatable clinical depression. ..."

5. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"... it has become apparent that, despite the ability of some models to approximate symptoms seen in clinical depression and respond to similar treatments, ..."

6. Youth Suicide Prevention Programs: A Resource Guide (1993)
"Even among teenagers, at least 1 in 5 suicide victims appears to have been suffering from clinical depression when he or she committed suicide; ..."

7. Social Security Programs in the U. S. by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"In mood disorders such as manic-depressive illness or clinical depression, the normal patterns of sleep and its stages are often altered. ..."

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