Major depressive episode: Episode of severe depression and related symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Major depressive episode is available below.
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(psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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