clinical depression

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.

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We’ve done studies with people who have been diagnosed with clinical depression, and we weren’t actually sure if the nature walk would be as beneficial to them.

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Rather than examining clinical depression, she reflects on the gentle melancholy many can relate to.

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She believes she was targeted by him because of her mental health issues, which at the time included clinical depression and Tourettes.

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But with these participants with clinical depression, we actually induced them to ruminate about negative thoughts and feelings before they went on the walk.

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Responses from more than a quarter suggested signs of clinical depression.

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