The terms depression and depress(ed) may refer to: [edit] Earth sciences [edit] Economics - Depression (economics), an economic downturn more severe than a recession
- The Great Depression, a severe economic depression in the 1930s
- The Long Depression, an economic depression, starting in 1873 and sometimes dated as lasting until 1896, known at the time as the Great Depression
[edit] Physiology [edit] Psychiatry - Depression (mood)
- Dysthymia, a long-term low-grade depressive condition
- Major depressive disorder (also termed clinical depression or major depression), a specific diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association
- Major depressive episode
- Atypical depression, a cyclical sub-type of major depression where sleep, feeding and perception of pleasure are normal but there is a feeling of lethargy
- Melancholic depression, a sub-type of major depression characterized by an inability to feel pleasure combined with physical agitation, insomnia, or decreased appetite
- Psychotic depression, a sub-type of major depression combined with psychotic or delusional perceptions
- Manic depression, also termed manic depressive disorder, bipolar affective disorder, or Bipolar disorder
- Postpartum depression, a depressive episode occurring within a year of childbirth
- Reactive depression, now termed Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a depressed mood related to the season
- Depression glass, glassware that was distributed free, or at low cost, in the United States around the time of the Great Depression.
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