reactive depression an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)
Great Depression the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
agitated depression a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
psychotic depression a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments
creative person a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
retired person someone who has retired from active working
retarded depression a state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate action
neurotic depression a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic
rate of depreciation the rate at which the value of property is reduced
natural depression a sunken or depressed geological formation
anaclitic depression severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
dysthymic depression mild chronic depression
rectilinear regression the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
depression a sunken or lowered geological formation
C-reactive protein a byproduct of inflammation
exogenous depression an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)
reactive schizophrenia schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration
manic depression a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
endogenous depression a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause
clinical depression a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention