reactive depression
noun
depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.
Words nearby reactive depression
reaction turbine, reactionary, reactivate, reactive, reactive component, reactive depression, reactive hyperemia, reactive schizophrenia, reactive thrust, reactivity, reactor
Compare endogenous depression.
Origin of reactive depression
First recorded in 1920–25
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Medicine definitions for reactive depression
reactive depression
[ rē-ăk′tĭv ]
n.
Depression precipitated by something intensely sad or distressing.
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