reactive depression

American  

noun

1. depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.

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Etymology

Origin of reactive depression

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

When patients are first diagnosed, they may experience "reactive depression."

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

That’s reactive depression, which the whole world suffers from, getting depressed in response to depressing circumstances, versus depression from within.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2017

Manchester lay ill last week in a Connecticut hospital, the victim of "reactive depression" and pneumonia induced by strain and fatigue.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Lawyer Sheller, 59, was tried on tax-evasion charges a year ago, his psychiatrist testified that he was "suffering from a psychotic reactive depression" when he reported only $9,000 of his $43,000 income in 1959.

From Time Magazine Archive