depressogenic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“But it can really enable people with Sad to get their day started earlier and avoid oversleeping, which can be very depressogenic. It’s probably effective in providing symptom relief in around 80% of patients, particularly those with the carbohydrate craving, oversleeping symptoms. For the most severe patients, though, it may have to be combined with antidepressant therapy.”
From The Guardian
Calmes and Roberts take pains to point out that “it is the manner in which…pairs are discussing problems, as opposed to the fact that they are discussing problems, that makes co-rumination depressogenic.”
From Time
“Uber-success can be depressogenic,” says Todd Essig, Forbes contributor and psychologist in New York City.
From Forbes
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