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| | #redirect [[Major depressive disorder]] |
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| {{CMG}}; '''Associate-Editor-In-Chief:''' Somal Khan, M.D.
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| ==Overview==
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| '''Depression''' generally signifies a lowering or reduction of some kind, for example in the context of [[mood]], economy, or functionality:
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| ; [[Psychology]] and [[mood]]:
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| :* [[Depression (mood)]], a common term for a sad or low [[mood]] or [[emotional state]], or the loss of pleasure.
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| :* [[Clinical depression]], or major depressive disorder, a clinical term for a state of intense sadness, [[melancholia]] or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Subtypes of clinical depression:
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| :::* [[Melancholic depression]], characterized by the inability to find pleasure in positive things combined with physical agitation, insomnia, or decreased appetite.
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| :::* [[Atypical depression]], a common long term cyclical form of depression in which the individual can feel enjoyment, eat, and sleep, but there is significant [[lethargy]], a 'leaden' feeling, and a strong response to rejection-related issues.
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| :::* [[Psychotic depression]], in which clinical depression co-exists with [[psychosis|psychotic]] or [[delusion]]al perceptions.
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| :* [[Postpartum depression]], depression following [[childbirth]], sometimes known as 'postpartum blues'.
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| ;Other medical and biological uses:
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| :* [[Depression (physiology)]], a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, contrasted to ''elevation''
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| :* [[Depression (kinesiology)]], an anatomical term of motion
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| ; Other uses:
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| :* Depression (geology), a sunken geological formation
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| :* Depression (economics), a longer-lasting and more severe economic downturn than a recession
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| ::* The Great Depression, a severe economic recession in the 1930s
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| :* Depression (meteorology), an area of low atmospheric pressure associated with cyclones and weather fronts
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist|2}}
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| <!--Other languages-->
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| {{Geriatrics}}
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| [[Category:Primary care]]
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| [[Category:Geriatrics]]
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| [[Category:Psychiatry]]
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| [[bs:Depresija (čvor)]]
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| [[de:Depression (Begriffsklärung)]]
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| [[es:Depresión (desambiguación)]]
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| [[fr:Dépression]]
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| [[ru:Депрессия (значения)]]
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| [[simple:Depression]]
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| [[sr:Депресија]]
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| [[sv:Depression (olika betydelser)]]
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| [[uk:Депресія]]
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