Depression

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Contents 1 Earth sciences 2 Economics 3 Music 4 Physiology 5 Psychiatry 6 Other

The terms depression and depress(ed) may refer to:

[edit] Earth sciences

• Depression (geology), a sunken landform
• Depression (meteorology), an area of low atmospheric pressure
  • Tropical depression, a class of tropical cyclone

[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] Music

• "Depress", a song by Eyehategod from the album In the Name of Suffering
• "Depression", a song by Black Flag from the album Damaged
• "Manic Depression (song)", a song by Jimi Hendrix and covered by many artists

[edit] Physiology

• Depression (kinesiology), an anatomical term of motion
• Depression (physiology), a reduction in a biological variable or the function of an organ

[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

[edit] Other

• 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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