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==Overview==
 
'''Depression''' generally signifies a lowering or reduction of some kind, for example in the context of [[mood]], economy, or functionality:
 
; [[Psychology]] and [[mood]]:
:* [[Depression (mood)]], a common term for a sad or low [[mood]] or [[emotional state]], or the loss of pleasure.
:* [[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:
:::* [[Melancholic depression]], characterized by the inability to find pleasure in positive things combined with physical agitation, insomnia, or decreased appetite.
:::* [[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.
:::* [[Psychotic depression]], in which clinical depression co-exists with [[psychosis|psychotic]] or [[delusion]]al perceptions.
:* [[Postpartum depression]], depression following [[childbirth]], sometimes known as 'postpartum blues'.
 
;Other medical and biological uses:
:* [[Depression (physiology)]], a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, contrasted to ''elevation''
:* [[Depression (kinesiology)]], an anatomical term of motion
 
; Other uses:
:* Depression (geology), a sunken geological formation
:* Depression (economics), a longer-lasting and more severe economic downturn than a recession
::* The Great Depression, a severe economic recession in the 1930s
:* Depression (meteorology), an area of low atmospheric pressure associated with cyclones and weather fronts
 
==References==
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