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depression

Also known as mental depression

state of low mood and aversion to activity

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Depression is a mental health condition in which a person experiences a persistent low mood and loses interest in activities they normally enjoy. It matters because it can significantly affect a person's daily functioning, relationships, and overall quality of life.

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Major Depression and Its Recurrences: Life Course Matters.ReviewAnnual review of clinical psychology · 2022Monroe SM, Harkness KLDOI: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-072220-021440
Depression.ReviewPrimary care · 1999Rakel REDOI: 10.1016/s0095-4543(08)70003-4
Depression's Problem With Men.AMA journal of ethics · 2021Swetlitz NDOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.586
Inflammation: depression fans the flames and feasts on the heat.ReviewThe American journal of psychiatry · 2015Kiecolt-Glaser JK, Derry HM, Fagundes CPDOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020152
The PHQ-8 as a measure of current depression in the general population.Journal of affective disorders · 2009Kroenke K, Strine TW, Spitzer RL et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.06.026
[Depression].Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde · 2025Lucassen P, Spijker J
Neurobiology of resilience in depression: immune and vascular insights from human and animal studies.ReviewThe European journal of neuroscience · 2021Dudek KA, Dion-Albert L, Kaufmann FN et al.DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14547
[Depression and schizophrenia].ReviewZhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova · 2003Smulevich AV

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P8168: Milium
Commons category: Depression (mood)
ICPC 2 ID: P76
NCI Thesaurus ID: C2982
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000022
WordLift URL: data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/mental_depression
hashtag: depression

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Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity. It affects about 3.5% of the global population, or about 280 million people worldwide, as of 2020. Depression affects a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being. The pleasure or joy that a person gets from certain experiences is reduced, and the afflicted person often experiences a loss of motivation or interest in those activities. People with depression may experience sadness, feelings of dejection or lack of hope, difficulty in thinking and concentration, hypersomnia or insomnia, overeating or anorexia, or suicidal thoughts.

Depression can have multiple, sometimes overlapping, origins. Depression can be a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as the loss of a loved one. Additionally, depression can be a symptom of some mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia. Depression is also a symptom of some physical diseases and a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments.