clinical depression

American  

noun

1. Psychiatry.  a depression so severe as to be considered abnormal, either because of no obvious environmental causes, or because the reaction to unfortunate life circumstances is more intense or prolonged than would generally be expected.

---

Example Sentences

Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who is 53, returned to the Senate this week after checking himself into the hospital for clinical depression in February.

From Seattle Times

Also returning to the Senate on Monday was Fetterman, who was hospitalized for clinical depression in February.

From Seattle Times

Fetterman, 53, returned to the Senate on Monday after checking himself into the hospital in February for clinical depression.

From Washington Times

Fetterman checked into a Washington-area hospital to be treated for clinical depression in mid-February and was discharged in late March with his depression in remission, his office said.

From Reuters

Moreover, newly elected Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, 53, of Pennsylvania, still recovering from a stroke last year, was hospitalized for six weeks for treatment of clinical depression.

From Los Angeles Times