How to Use major depression in a Sentence

major depression

noun

• Those who have had more than one episode of major depression might require longer treatment, but again, this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
  — SELF, 18 Nov. 2019
• It’s estimated that one-in-three women and one-in-five men have an episode of major depression by the age of 65.
  — Big Think, 24 June 2024
• Since the late ’90s, Kathy Wallace has been battling major depression with a series of drugs — first Prozac, then three others, and back again to Prozac.
  — Katie Palmer Reprints, STAT, 5 Nov. 2022
• One potential factor for the quick jump in major depression rates among teens and kids is increased screen time.
  — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 11 May 2018
• Some show signs of major depression, which can lead to suicidal ideation or attempts.
  — Arian Campo-Flores and Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 15 July 2018
• About 10% of people with major depression die of suicide.
  — Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
• The report found 60% of youth with major depression did not receive mental health treatment.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 May 2023
• In fact, long before Covid, 78% of psychiatrists had high levels of burnout, and more than 16% had major depression.
  — Jessica Gold, STAT, 24 Mar. 2023
• Unfortunately, this means that on top of having to save the world, many of them also now have to handle major depression.
  — Wired, 27 Nov. 2019
• The Blue Cross Blue Shield data comes from 41 million health records and counts people who got a diagnosis of major depression.
  — NBC News, 10 May 2018
• My psychiatrist told me major depression changes the logic of your brain.
  — Danielle Tcholakian, The Cut, 12 Apr. 2018
• Women are diagnosed with major depression at double the rate of men.
  — Ashley Welch, CBS News, 11 May 2018
• Symptoms may be similar to that of mild major depression, where a person has few signs of depression.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 June 2024
• Less than 30% of Texas youth with major depression received mental health treatment.
  — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• Super, 59, has been open about her struggle with major depression, an issue she’s written about.
  — Judith Graham, Fortune Well, 28 Nov. 2023
• At the same time, a history of major depression increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s later in life.
  — Andrea Petersen, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
• Our adoptive father was abusive, and our mother had her own share of issues stemming from major depression.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 16 June 2021
• His divorce in 2013 also led to major depression, his sentencing memo said.
  — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• According to Our World in Data, one in three women and one in five men will experience major depression in their lifetime.
  — Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
• People with major depression can develop blood pressure issues and may be more likely to have a heart attack.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022
• Some have hypothesized that, during the winter months, a person with major depression looks around and sees short days and maybe even other people struggling, like with SAD.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2023
• Serotonin is involved in major depression and is the target of antidepressant drugs.
  — Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Science | AAAS, 14 Feb. 2020
• Some reactions are normal, but major depression symptoms last at least two weeks.
  — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
• Self-doubt, insomnia, and intrusive thoughts are often the calling cards of major depression.
  — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2021
• But it has long been approved as an anesthesia drug in kids and adults, and researchers were finalizing its approval as a treatment for major depression.
  — Katie Palmer, STAT, 5 Aug. 2021
• Sage had asked regulators to approve the drug as a treatment for both postpartum and major depression, the latter of which has a much larger sales potential.
  — Allison Deangelis Reprints, STAT, 8 Jan. 2024
• Even before the pandemic, the CDC reported that 1 in 5 teenagers had experienced an episode of major depression.
  — Maia Pandey, NBC News, 19 July 2023
• Nearly two-thirds of Connecticut youth with major depression do not receive any mental-health treatment, according to the report, which ranks 41st in the country.
  — Seamus McAvoy, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022
• In the grip of the low motivation that so often accompanies major depression, my patient has stopped cleaning her home.
  — Adrienne Lapidos, The Conversation, 1 July 2020
• The psychological effects of chronic acne are devastating and can cause major depression – something that the two co-founders of ClearStem care deeply about.
  — WWD, 2 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024