The state of being depressed; a sinking.

A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.

Dejection; despondency; lowness.

Affective disorder in which a person feels unhappy and often has trouble eating, sleeping, or concentrating.

A sustained period of economic decline. Specific definitions will vary, but...

A depression is a severe sustained recession. There is no clear dividing line between a recession and a depression.... more on: Depression

An unusually severe recession.

A severe downturn in an economy that is marked by falling prices, reduced purchasing power, and high unemployment.

A region characterised in the barometric distribution by a system of closed isobars, having lowest pressure on the inside.

Sometimes called a low; an area of low pressure around which wind circulates in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. (see also cyclone).

Relationship to Vitamin B-Complex Requirement"...926-9] Low levels of thiamin (B1) [Psychopharmacology (Berlin) 1997;129: pp..."

See low.

Recommendation Amino Acid Profile" Amino acid profiles done on blood can reveal imbalances seen in a variety of disorders including depression..."

Relationship to Estrogens Low"Low estrogen levels trigger the brain to release MAO, an enzyme in the brain which breaks down and destroys the neurotransmitter, serotonin..."

Recommendation Tryptophan / 5 HTP"...Postpartum women usually have high estrogen levels and it has been found that high estrogen levels increase the conversion of tryptophan to niacin..."

Relationship to Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet"...What the MIT researchers found is that the brain only made serotonin after a person ate carbohydrates..."

An area in the surface of the earth that is lower in elevation than the surrounding area; a hole.

a decline in elevation inside inside a rise in elevation

a natural or man-made hole in the ground which may have a wet center. On a topographic map, it is represented with a depression contour line, showing that it is of lower elevation than surrounding terrain.

Depression in physiology and medicine refers to a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ. It is in contrast to elevation.

Inferior (downward) movement of a body part.

movement in which a part of the body moves downward

Downward movement of a part of the body.

Depression is the anatomical term of motion for movement in an inferior direction.

Any relatively sunken part of the Earth's surface, especially a low-lying area surrounded by higher ground.

a sunken or depressed geological formation

A depressed or sunken place.

Depression in geology is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions may be formed by various mechanisms, and may be referred to by a variety of technical terms.

Relationship to Vitamin B-Complex Requirement"...66-71], riboflavin (B2) and pyridoxine (B6) are often found in clinically depressed individuals..."

Relationship to Increased Folic Acid Requirement"There is substantial scientific evidence linking folic acid deficiency to depression..."

Relationship to Vitamin B-Complex Requirement"...Studies show that one out of four people hospitalized for depression is deficient in pyridoxine and cobalamin..." Relationship to Vitamin B12 Requirement"Studies show that one out of four people hospitalized for depression is deficient in pyridoxine and cobalamin..." Relationship to Megaloblastic Anemia / Pernicious Anemia"...Blood tests revealed that a deficiency in vitamin B12 was relatively common..."

a self-reinforcing economic contraction, perpetuated by debt liquidation in which central bank easing is impotent to reverse the contraction

Depletion of the Ego-consciousness and the energy it creates for self-identity.

Some 2% of children and 8% of adolescents may suffer from depression. Indicators are often found in changes in schoolwork habits, aches and pains that have no physical basis, negative self-judgment, irritability or aggressiveness. The child may become withdrawn or lethargic or have problems with sleep.