Definition of "clinical depression" []

See depression. (noun)

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Use "clinical depression" in a sentence

"Zisook draws a clear distinction between the experience of grief, where positive feelings coexist with sadness, and the unwavering and pervasive negativity and hopelessness with possible thoughts of suicide that clinical depression imposes on its sufferers."
"The truth is, most pill-dispensing mental health practitioners don’t really understand why people experience clinical depression or other “mental illnesses.”"

Words like "clinical depression"

affective disorder

agitated depression

anaclitic depression dysthymia

dysthymic depression emotional disorder emotional disturbance endogenous depression

exogenous depression major affective disorder major depressive episode

neurotic depression

psychotic depression reactive depression

retarded depression