For Depression we have terms and definitions in 25 topics. The topics are Addiction, Baby, Brain Injury, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Developmental Psychology, Education, Gifted Education, Erectile Dysfunction, Finance, Frauds and Scams, Gambling Addiction, HIV and AIDs, Health, Hunting, Hurricane, Medical, Mental Health, Physical Geography, Political, Problem Teenagers, Quitting Smoking, Securities, Sexual Health, Weather, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Depression (Addiction)

A state of sadness marked by inactivity and inability to concentrate: reduction of the functional activity of the body.

Depression (Baby)

A mental condition characterized by feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, apathy, fatigue, and pessimism.

Depression (Brain Injury)

An abnormal emotional state in which the individual experiences an exaggerated feeling of sadness, worthlessness and hopelessness, inappropriate and out of proportion to some personal loss or tragedy.

Depression (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

A neurotic or psychotic condition marked by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, and feelings of dejection and guilt.

Depression (Developmental Psychology)

An emotional condition, either neurotic or psychotic, characterized by feelings of hopelessness, inadequacy, and so on; also one of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's stages of dying.

Depression (Education, Gifted Education)

There is some research evidence and considerable anecdotal evidence that the gifted are at a significantly higher risk for depression and suicide than the general population. This may be due to characteristics, such as keen insight into the inequities of life, and asynchronous development, which make the gifted individual feel out of place in the social structure. Counseling with someone fluent in the issues surrounding giftedness can be helpful.

Depression (Erectile Dysfunction)

A disorder characterized by feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death.

Depression (Finance)

Period when excess aggregate supply overwhelms aggregate demand, resulting in falling prices, unemployment problems, and economic contraction.

Depression (Frauds and Scams)

Economic situation characterized by rising unemployment, an excess of supply over demand, deflation, reduced purchasing power, contraction of general business activity and public fear.

Depression (Gambling Addiction)

An affective disorder characterized by extreme and intense sadness, pessimism, sense of inadequacy, etc.

Depression (HIV and AIDs)

A state characterized by depressed mood, decreased energy, reduced interest in sex, suppressed appetite, and too much sleep or sleeplessness. Depression is common in people with HIV infection; it often responds well to treatment.

Depression (Health)

A depressive disorder characterized by extreme feelings of sadness, lack of self-worth, and dejection.

Depression (Hunting)

A general term signifying any depressed or lower area in the ocean floor.

Depression (Hurricane)

In meteorology, it is another name for an area of low pressure, a low, or trough. It also applies to a stage of tropical cyclone development and is known as a tropical depression to distinguish it from other synoptic features.

Depression (Medical)

Feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and a general disinterest in life, which for the most part have no cause and may be the result of a psychiatric illness

Depression (Mental Health)

Feelings of unreality or strangeness concerning either the environment, the self, or both. This is characteristic of depersonalization disorder and may also occur in schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia, and in those persons experiencing overwhelming anxiety, stress, or fatigue.

Depression (Physical Geography)

(1) Concave hollow found on the Earth's surface.
(2) Term used to describe a cyclone or an atmospheric low pressure system.

Depression (Political)

In economics, the term refers to a prolonged slump in business activity, leading to low production, little capital investment, mass unemployment and falling wages. The worst depression in American history lasted from 1929 to 1933.

Depression (Problem Teenagers)

A mood disorder characterized by extreme sadness and feelings of hopelessness.

Depression (Quitting Smoking)

A condition when someone feels very low or has a feeling of no hope.

Depression (Securities)

A stage of the business cycle characterized by high unemployment and low levels of business activity.

Depression (Sexual Health)

The feeling of great sadness that takes control over one's life.

Depression (Weather)

In meteorology, it is another name for an area of low pressure, a low, or trough. It also applies to a stage of tropical cyclone development and is known as a tropical depression to distinguish it from other synoptic features.

Depression (Women's Health)

Term used to describe an emotional state involving sadness, lack of energy and low self-esteem.

Depression (Womens Health)

Term used to describe an emotional state involving sadness, lack of energy and low self-esteem.

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