How to Use major depressive disorder in a Sentence

major depressive disorder

noun

• In 2016 major depressive disorders were among the top ten causes of ill health in all but four countries worldwide.
  — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
• Part of it was due to his anxiety, major depressive disorder and PTSD.
  — Sara Cline, ExpressNews.com, 27 Mar. 2020
• There has been no new announcement from the company, and the move appears to be on the back of rising hopes for its major depressive disorder treatment - AXS-05.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
• In the fall of 2019, Elaniv was diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
  — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022
• But more seriously, Schlundt says that a severe, sustained change in appetite is one of the main symptoms of major depressive disorder.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2020
• The company’s closely watched lead medicine, SAGE-217, failed to hit a key mark in a critical trial in patients with major depressive disorder.
  — Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
• Her son, Kurt Skelley, took his own life in 2014 after struggling with major depressive disorder, a form of depression.
  — Hayley Harding, courant.com, 14 June 2018
• Oscar, the youngest of five siblings, had long battled anxiety and major depressive disorder, which only worsened in the years since their mother died, Isidro said.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
• The form of depression, also known as SAD, is a recurrent major depressive disorder that involves episodes of depression at the same season each year.
  — Maya McDowell, House Beautiful, 15 Feb. 2019
• The device will target the prefrontal cortex, which is impaired in patients with major depressive disorder.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
• While these medicines have had a major impact on treating depression, SSRIs do not work for around 30% of people with major depressive disorder.
  — Greg Mayes, STAT, 13 Mar. 2023
• My son, now 23, was diagnosed with major depressive disorder at age 8.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2020
• By some estimates, the most recent statistics show the cost of major depressive disorders is over $300 million dollars.
  — Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Parents should also be aware that breakups are a significant risk factor for a first major depressive disorder and in youth suicide attempts.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
• Like major depressive disorder, experts think SAD could be caused by an imbalance of serotonin, a chemical in the brain that contributes to a positive mood.
  — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 12 Oct. 2019
• According to the report, the unnamed woman in the most recent case study showed symptoms of both major depressive disorder and panic disorder and received treatment for both.
  — Sammy Nickalls, Teen Vogue, 25 Oct. 2017
• And major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in America for people aged 15 to 45.
  — Fiza Pirani, Teen Vogue, 13 Sep. 2019
• In order to be diagnosed with bipolar II, Dr. Zimbrean says people have to have at least one episode of hypomania and one episode of major depressive disorder.
  — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 28 Oct. 2021
• The 17-year-old is spending his last year of high school grappling with what his doctors have recently diagnosed as major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
• The company had hoped to win approval for both major depressive disorder, a large market, and postpartum depression, a smaller one.
  — Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
• Finn has been an integral part of Scannell's mental health journey, which began her freshman year of high school, when she was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
  — Ada Wood, CNN, 20 Feb. 2021
• Over the next decade, researchers continued to explore its potential as a treatment for major depressive disorder.
  — Alice Levitt, Vox, 24 July 2018
• After his return, he was declared a disabled vet, found to be suffering from PTSD, major depressive disorder and seizure disorder.
  — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 13 May 2022
• Indeed, Maze told me that his team’s latest research (not yet published) has also found this type of epigenetic marking in the brain tissues of people with major depressive disorder.
  — Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
• The companies had also applied for approval to use the drug for major depressive disorder (also called M.D.D.), a much larger potential market.
  — Pam Belluck, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
• In August of last year, the FDA extended its approval for esketamine to adults with major depressive disorder with acute suicidal ideation or behavior.
  — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 5 July 2021
• Eighty percent of people with BPD meet the criteria for major depressive disorder, 90% suffer from anxiety and two thirds misuse drugs and alcohol.
  — Yasmin Lajoie, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2020
• What does major depressive disorder treatment look like?
  — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 3 Dec. 2021
• Treatment for persistent and major depressive disorder is similar, but some experts view PDD as being harder to tame.
  — Christina Stiehl, SELF, 4 May 2018
• The results of the study concluded that neither gender nor economic status seemed to increase the likelihood of major depressive disorders in African-American youths.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 15 May 2018

Last Updated: 28 May 2024