Medical Definition of Depressive reaction

1. 1. A lowering or decrease of functional activity. 2. A mental state of depressed mood characterised by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Depression ranges from normal feelings of the blues through dysthymia to major depression. It in many ways resembles the grief and mourning that follow bereavement, there are often feelings of low self esteem, guilt and self reproach, withdrawal from interpersonal contact and somatic symptoms such as eating and sleep disturbances. Origin: L. Depremere = to press down This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Depressive Reaction

depressible
depressing
depressingly
depressingness
depression
depression of optic disk
depressional
depressionary
depressionless
depressionlike
depressions
depressive
depressive disorder
depressive neurosis
depressive psychosis
depressive reaction (current term)
depressive stupor
depressive syndrome
depressively
depressiveness
depressives
depressogenic
depressomotor
depressomotors
depressor
depressor anguli oris
depressor fibres
depressor labii inferioris
depressor muscle
depressor muscle of epiglottis

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