Look up: depression

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   Depression
   A general term signifying any depressed or lower area in the ocean floor.
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   Depression
   Depression is a medical term that describes intense feelings of sadness or hopelessness. It involves more than feeling low; in its mildest form depression can make everything harder to do and seem less worthwhile. But it can be severe enough to interfere with day-to-day life, and persist for weeks or months rather than days. At its most severe, depression can lead to suicide or self-neglect as sufferers can give up the will to live. Depression is very common, affecting 7-12% of men and 20-25% of women in their lifetime. Some sufferers complain of physical symptoms, such as aches and pains and no energy, rather than low mood, while others find it difficult to keep up at work or socialise. Depression is often related to traumatic life events, such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, physical illness, or job or money worries.
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   Depression
   A low-pressure weather system; a 'low'. Also called a cyclone.
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   depression
   [Noun] A state of low spirits and being really sad.
   Example: The girl suffered extreme depression after the death of her mother.
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   Depression
   Commonly known as low pressure or a low, associated with horrible rainy and stormy weather with warm and cold fronts.
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   Depression
   A prolonged slump in economic activity, characterised by rising unemployment and serious falls in production and consumption of goods. See also Recession.
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   Depression
   Psychiatrists classify depression as a mood, or affective disorder. Depression comes to between 20-30 men, and 40-90 women per 1000 in the UK. A worrying number go on to commit suicide. The biological approach understands depression from a physical point of view. The depressive patient is having difficulties in producing a hormone called serotonin. Serotonin is a mood regulator. To help the patient the biological approach would recommend a drug like paroxtine, better known as Prozac. Prozac acts on the dulled neural receptors in our brain sensitive to serotonin (and noradrenaline and dopamine), and the patient experiences a happier mood state. Unfortunately the biological approach often ignores the real cause of depression, which is something in the patient's environment. We don't just wake up depressed one day for no apparent reason! Something has made us so. Antidepressants such as Prozac control the depressive persons symptoms but don't address the cause(s) of their depression. Complementary counselling is now offered to patients in the more modern of Doctors Surgeries. This is immensely helpful in conjunction with drug treatment to help the person in despair.
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   depression
   [n] - a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment 2. [n] - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment 3. [n] - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity 4. [n] - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing 5. [n] - angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) 6. [n] - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy 7. [n] - pushing down
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   depression
   A mental condition characterised by feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, apathy, fatigue, and anxiety.
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    Depression
    A severe recession over a lengthy... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/depression.htm?id=405&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of depression'>more</a>
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    Depression
    A depression is a severe sustained recession. There is no clear dividing line between a recession and a depression....more on Depression
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    depression
    In economics, a period of low output and investment, with high unemployment. Specifically, the term describes two periods of crisis in world economy: 1873-96 and 1929 to the...
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    depression
    (Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress management) A type of mood disorder in which the person experiences feelings of great sadness, worthlessness and guilt, and finds the challenges of life overwhelming.
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    Depression
    Low mood. A strong feeling of unhappiness that lasts for more than a few weeks. Can cause physical and emotional changes.
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    Depression
    A region of relatively low barometric pressure. The winds circulate in an anti-clockwise direction around its centre in the Northern Hemisphere and in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. A Depression is sometimes called a 'Low.'
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    depression
    A period during which business activity drops significantly. High unemployment rates and deflation often accompany a depression. See also recession
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    Depression
    A mental state of feeling hopeless and worthless
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    Depression
    Describes a range of moods, from low spirits that we all experience occasionally, to a severe problem that interferes with everyday life.
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    Depression
    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
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    Depression
    Illness where a person`s mood is inappropriately low or saddened. I do mean illness. Depression is a genuine psychiatric illness and does not mean unhappy or weak spirited. Depression is an illness in the same way as angina, cancer, anaemia and malaria are illnesses. Depression is very common, yet it is still poorly understood by victims and their ...
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    Depression
    Depression is when you have feelings of extreme sadness, despair or inadequacy that last for a long time.
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    Depression
    A mental state of depressed mood characterized by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement
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    Depression
    Depression is characterized by sadness, apathy, low self-esteem and a tendency to withdraw from others coupled to a loss of libido, anorexia and early morning waking
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    Depression
    Our Depression Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Depression Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. I ...
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    depression
    area of low pressure generally surrounded by closed isobars, usually associated with storm and rain; winds blow around the depression counterclockwise in northern hemisphere and clockwise in southern hemisphere Category: The cosmos • 1)Meteorology: lowering of the atmospheric pressure (and of the barometer),especially the centre of minimum pressure with a system of wind turbulence arou...
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