depressive
Prone to gloom
Depressive describes something that causes depression or relates to it: depressive symptoms, a depressive episode.
As a noun, a depressive is someone prone to depression: He's been a depressive since adolescence.
The clinical term manic-depressive describes bipolar disorder, with its alternating highs and lows.
Depressive carries more clinical weight than simply "depressing," which describes things that make you feel sad.
State of emotional pain
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
hypersomnia · appetite · concentration · worthlessness · guilt · irritability · lethargy · withdrawal
Dreary and without cheer
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- drearyDull and depressing
- somberGravely serious in mood
oppressive · dismal · gray · dark · foreboding · cheerless · stark · barren
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- heavinessState of being weighty
lowness · darkness · downcast · dismal · morose · somber · doleful · dejected
Of chief importance
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- unipolarHaving one pole only
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- recurrentHappening multiple times
atypical · seasonal · postpartum · dysthymia · persistent · episode · relapse · remission
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- SNRIsDual-action antidepressant class
- tricyclicsAntidepressants with three-ringed structure
- MAOIsEnzyme inhibitors treating depression
- fluoxetineGeneric SSRI antidepressant
sertraline · citalopram · escitalopram · paroxetine · bupropion · psychopharmacology · pharmacotherapy · electroconvulsive
Treatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- DBTTherapy for emotional regulation
- interpersonalBetween two or more people
psychodynamic · group · supportive · mindfulness · behavioral · cognitive · humanistic · integrative
sadness
State of emotional pain
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
insomnia · hypersomnia · appetite · concentration · worthlessness · guilt · irritability · lethargy · withdrawal · tearfulness
bleak
Dreary and without cheer
somber · oppressive · dismal · gray · dark · foreboding · cheerless · stark · barren · grim
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
heaviness · lowness · darkness · downcast · dismal · morose · somber · doleful · dejected · dispirited
major
Of chief importance
recurrent · atypical · seasonal · postpartum · dysthymia · persistent · episode · relapse · remission · comorbid
SSRIs
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- SNRIsDual-action antidepressant class
- tricyclicsAntidepressants with three-ringed structure
- MAOIsEnzyme inhibitors treating depression
fluoxetine · sertraline · citalopram · escitalopram · paroxetine · bupropion · psychopharmacology · pharmacotherapy · electroconvulsive · transcranial
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- DBTTherapy for emotional regulation
interpersonal · psychodynamic · group · supportive · mindfulness · behavioral · cognitive · humanistic · integrative · recovery
- madnessmadness, lunacy, insanity, mania, schizophrenia
- neurotypesautistic, neurotypical, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- victimsvictim, victims, casualty, survivors, fatality
- therapy patientsinpatient, outpatient, rehab patient
depressivecheerful
Pleasantly bright in mood
joyful · merry · buoyant · lighthearted · jolly
depressiveuplifting
Emotionally encouraging
heartening · encouraging · heartwarming · cheering · inspiring
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- manic depressionAlternating extreme mood states
- clinical depressionPsychiatric condition of prolonged despair
- freezing point depressionSolute lowers solidification temperature
- economic depressionSustained economic contraction
- manic depressiveAlternates between emotional extremes