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neurotic depression vs clinical depression

clinical depression vs neurotic depression

neurotic depression and clinical depression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neurotic depression Yes No No No
clinical depression Yes No No No
As nouns, clinical depression is a hypernym of neurotic depression; that is, clinical depression is a word with a broader meaning than neurotic depression:
  • neurotic depression: a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic
  • clinical depression: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Other hypernyms of neurotic depression include depression, depressive disorder.
neurotic depression (noun) clinical depression (noun)
a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Difference between neurotic depression and clinical depression

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