Depression
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Depression or depress(ed) may refer to:
Earth science [edit]
- Depression (geology), a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area
- Depression (weather), an area of low atmospheric pressure characterised by rain and unstable weather
Economics [edit]
- Depression (economics), a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies
- Great Depression, a severe economic depression during the 1930s, commonly referred to as simply the depression
- Long Depression, an economic depression during 1873–96, known at the time as the Great Depression
Medicine [edit]
- Depression (mood), a state of low mood and aversion to activity
- Certain mood disorders such as major depressive disorder and dysthymia, that feature depressed mood are commonly referred to as simply depression
- Depression (kinesiology), an anatomical term of motion
- Depression (physiology), a reduction in a biological variable or the function of an organ
- Central nervous system depression
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