Depression
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, searchDepression or depress(ed) may refer to:
Medicine
- Major depressive disorder Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. The term "major depressive disorder" was selected by the American Psychiatric Association to designate this symptom cluster as a mood disorder, a psychological disorder commonly referred to as simply depression
- Depression (mood) Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines a depressed person as experiencing feelings of sadness, helplessness and hopelessness. In traditional colloquy, feeling "depressed" is often synonymous with feeling "sad", but both clinical depression, feelings of sadness, helplessness, or hopelessness
- Depression (differential diagnoses)
- Depression (kinesiology) Depression, in kinesiology, is the anatomical term of motion for movement in an inferior direction, an anatomical term of motion
- Depression (physiology), a reduction in a biological variable or the function of an organ
- Mood disorder A mood disorder is the term given for a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature. The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders in ICD 10, a number of different types of psychological depression
Other
- Depression (economics) In economics, a depression is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies. It is a more severe downturn than a recession, which is seen by economists as part of a normal business cycle, an economic downturn more severe than a recession
- Depression (geology) Depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms, and may be referred to by a variety of technical terms such as:, a sunken landform
- Depression (meteorology) A low pressure area, or "low", is a region where the atmospheric pressure at sea level is lower in relation to surrounding locations. Low pressure systems form under areas of wind divergence which occur in upper levels of the troposphere. Within the field of atmospheric dynamics, these areas of wind divergence aloft are either on the, an area of low atmospheric pressure
- "Depression", a song by Black Flag from Damaged (Black Flag album)
See also
- Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s. It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century, and is used, a severe economic depression during the 1930s
- Long Depression The Long Depression was a worldwide economic crisis experienced in the latter half of the Victorian era, though there is some controversy over whether it should be labeled a depression or a series of recessions. The Long Depression was felt most heavily in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by, a economic depression during 1873–96, known at that time as the Great Depression
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