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reactive depression
noun
depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reactive depression1
Example Sentences
When patients are first diagnosed, they may experience "reactive depression."
The Federal Aviation Administration first said he wasn’t eligible for a pilot’s license due to a “history of reactive depression.”
And are we including reactive depression associated with, say, loss and bereavement or, at the other end of the scale, episodes of psychosis and acute mania?
I have taken care of patients who have echoed my experiences–who unfortunately, have developed addictions to their smartphones as well as social media sites, which when unavailable, have led to reactive depression and anxiety.
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