reactive depression

noun

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

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Compare endogenous depression.

Origin of reactive depression

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby reactive depression

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Medical definitions for reactive depression

reactive depression
[ rē-ăk′tĭv ]

n.

Depression precipitated by something intensely sad or distressing.
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