Depression Overview

Depression Guide

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  • Summary
  • Definition
  • Causes
  • Considerations
  • Other Names
  • When to Contact a Medical Professional
  • Home Care
  • Prevention
  • References
Reviewed By A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD

Definition

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.

True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time.

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Encyclopedia: Depression

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Depression or depress may refer to: , Depression , a lack of positive affect , Colloquially, Adjustment disorder with depressed mood, previously known as Reactive depression. , Clinical depression a clinical diagnosis of a state of intense sadness , Melancholic depression a sub-type of clinical depression characterized by an inability to feel pleasure combined with physical agitation, insomnia, or decreased appetite , Atypical depression, a cyclical sub-type of clinical depression...


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