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单词 major depression
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major depression

noun

: a serious mood disorder involving one or more episodes of intense psychological depression or loss of interest or pleasure that lasts two or more weeks and is accompanied by irritability, fatigue, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, weight gain or loss, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and sometimes suicidal tendencies : clinical depression, major depressive disorder
Episodes of major depression usually last several months and may recur throughout a lifetime. The Harvard Mental Health Letter
Psychiatrists have found that among distinguished artists, the rates of manic depression and major depression are 10 to 30 times as prevalent as in the population at large. Natalie Angier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web According to the National Institute of Mental Health, of the three million American adolescents who experienced major depression in 2020, almost two-thirds received no treatment. Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022 The drug, to be sold as Auvelity, had a rapid and significant effect on major depression in a roughly 300-patient trial, outperforming placebo on a measure of depression symptoms after one week and sustaining the effect for another five. Damian Garde, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022 Other studies have shown active or indirect participation in protests can result in a substantial increase in anxiety, major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers said. oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2021 Psychedelic experiences and psychedelic therapy have shown early promise in the treatment of otherwise intractable conditions such as major depression, existential anxiety, addiction, and PTSD. Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 July 2022 New studies, though, have indicated psilocybin could be useful in the treatment of everything from major depression to alcoholism, said Ben Lewis, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Lindsay Whitehurst, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2022 New studies, though, have indicated psilocybin could be useful in the treatment of everything from major depression to alcoholism, said Ben Lewis, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Lindsay Whitehurst, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2022 Approximately 15% of men and 30% of women who are incarcerated are experiencing clinically grave mental health issues, from major depression to schizophrenia to bipolar disorder. Tarun Galagali, STAT, 30 Dec. 2021 Indeed, a July 2020 study of more than 2,000 psychiatrists in North America found that 78 percent had high burnout levels, and 16 percent qualified for a major depression diagnosis. Sarah Fielding, Washington Post, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

major depression

noun

: a serious mood disorder involving one or more episodes of intense psychological depression or loss of interest or pleasure that lasts two or more weeks and is accompanied by irritability, fatigue, poor concentration, sleep disturbances, weight gain or loss, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and sometimes suicidal tendencies : clinical depression, major depressive disorder
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