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clinical depression

NOUN
nervous breakdown
Synonyms
WEAK
burnout collapse crack-up depression emotional collapse freak out mental collapse nervous exhaustion nervous prostration neurasthenia neurosis shattered nerves

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Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Mr. Macmillan doesn’t lose sight of the central truths about clinical depression: that the causes are often inscrutable, its persistence can be intractable, and temporary relief often leads only to recurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Masursky cited numerous mental health issues Dervish dealt with including psychosis, autism with schizoid features and clinical depression.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

Now, looking back, my mom thinks my grandmother went through bouts of clinical depression.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi