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depressed

[de-prest´]

carried below the normal level; associated with depression.

de·pressed

(dĕ-prest'),

1. Flattened from above downward.

2. Below the normal level or the level of the surrounding parts.

3. Below the normal functional level.

4. Dejected; lowered in spirits.

depressed

/de·pressed/ (de-prest´)

1. below the normal level.

2. associated with psychological depression.

depressed

(dĭ-prĕst′)

adj.

1. Affected with depression as a mood disorder.

2. Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection.

3. Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.

depressed

Etymology: L, deprimere, to press down

1 pertaining to a body structure that has been forced below the surface of surrounding parts, as in a skull fracture.

2 pertaining to a condition in which general body activity is diminished, as in depressed urine output during dehydration.

3 pertaining to an emotional condition characterized by emotional dejection, loss of initiative, listlessness, loss of appetite, and concentration difficulty. See also depression.

de·pressed

(dĕ-prest')

1. Flattened from above downward.

2. Below the normal level or the level of the surrounding parts.

3. Below the normal functional level.

4. Dejected; low in spirits.

depressed

(of plant structures)

sunken, producing a concavity.
flattened.

depressed

carried below the normal level; associated with depression.

Patient discussion about depressed

Q. am i depressed i feel sad,lonely,streeted,worthless that nothing matter anymore..i sleep all the time,loss of intrest of everything..

A. yes,go see a dr. a.s.a.p.,i went through a bad depression mode during the divorce of my first wife,i slept for 3 days,no food,no shower,nobody to talk to,so i finlly went to the dr. he put me on prozac,and after a few days i was back to my old self again,JUST GO SEE A DR.

Q. what about depression?

A. Hey. It might be nice "for you" if you came back to this and said some more, or read some of the other questions and answers.

Q. what causes depression?

A. You need to define what you mean by depression. Clincal depression is one thing and feeling low from time to time is another. There is a lot of good information at your finger tips on the www. You may want to shy away from those websites that are paid for my the pharmacutical companies. They want to sell you their drugs. What is the cause of your depression? Are there one or two things that you can point to? If you are clinically depressed, see a dr., that is, if you can get out of bed...If you are depressed due to family, or the fools in Washington, those are things that you may work out with your minister or rabbi or a therapist. I have found a lot of good information on therapy and therapists on www.focusas.com
You may want to start there.

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However, they conclude, their study "provides a basis for clinicians to provide information to women, depressed or not, on the problems they are likely to encounter, which of those may resolve, and when to seek further health care.

Postpartum sexual problems are similar for depressed and nondepressed women, but prevalence differs

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In contrast, crying among the depressed participants had little effect on the ratings that gauged sadness, including facial grimacing and other bodily responses.

Depressed people don't cry more. (Mental Health)

Linear regression analyses also showed increases in age-adjusted body mass index among the 9% of depressed adolescents who were obese at baseline.

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Otherwise, if you've experienced five of these nine symptoms for at least two weeks you qualify as a depressed person.

Are we becoming a nation of depressives? By many estimates depression has become the scourge of Westerners. Already the fourth leading cause of disability in the workforce, it is projected to reach number two by the year 2020 (after respiratory infections)

There are many factors that could impact treatment outcomes in clinically depressed periodontal patients said Dr.

Clinical depression may effect perio treatment. (Healthbeat)

Finally, I don't think I'm the only one who had a hunch that depressed people were less productive than non-depressed people.

Tell Me Something I Don't Know

There are some problems to consider when treating elderly depressed patients, such as increased CNS sensitivity to clinical effects and side effects of antidepressants, decreased metabolism and clearance of antidepressants, elevated levels of tricyclic hydroxy metabolites, increased cardiotoxicity, and polypharmacy.