DEPRESSION


Meaning of DEPRESSION in English

Low spirits; dejection. Symptoms of depression include apathy, anorexia, lack of emotional expression (flat affect), social withdrawal and fatigue. Prevalent types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder. Some types of depression run in families. The first step to getting appropriate treatment is a complete physical and psychological evaluation to determine whether one, in fact, has a depressive illness.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.