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depression vs psychotic depression

psychotic depression vs depression

depression and psychotic depression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depression Yes No No No
psychotic depression Yes No No No
As nouns, psychotic depression is a hyponym of depression; that is, psychotic depression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depression:
  • depression: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
  • psychotic depression: a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments
depression (noun) psychotic depression (noun)
pushing down a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a sunken or depressed geological formation
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Difference between depression and psychotic depression

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