Depressive Disorder

Definition: Depressive Disorder

Depressive Disorder

Noun

1. A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention.

Specialty Definitions: Depressive Disorder

Domain	Definitions
Health	An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent. (references)
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Synonyms: Depressive Disorder

Synonyms: clinical depression (n), depression (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Depressive Disorder

English words defined with "depressive disorder": unipolar depression. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Depressive Disorder

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
major depressive disorder	82
manic depressive disorder	54
depressive disorder	23
major depressive disorder treatment	7
bipolar manic depressive disorder	4
axis depressive disorder i la university verne	3
depressive disorder manic symptom	2
bi polar manic depressive disorder	2
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