clinical depression
Example Sentences
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No objective cutoff distinguishes ordinary worry from clinical anxiety, or grief from clinical depression.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
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
Rather than examining clinical depression, she reflects on the gentle melancholy many can relate to.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
We’ve done studies with people who have been diagnosed with clinical depression and we weren’t actually sure if the nature walk would be as beneficial to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
At the time, I had no knowledge of the grief process, clinical depression, or survivor’s guilt syndrome.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
