- depressive psychosis
- a psychosis characterized by severe depression; now more commonly described as a form of major depressive disorder (q.v.) with psychotic features.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
depressive psychosis
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manic-depressive psychosis — n. (Med.), A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression. Syn: bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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psychosis — /suy koh sis/, n., pl. psychoses / seez/. 1. a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality. 2. any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia. [1840 … Universalium
psychosis — Synonyms and related words: abulia, arteriosclerotic psychosis, brain disease, certifiability, crack up, dementia paralytica, dipsomania, drug addiction, emotional disorder, emotional instability, folie du doute, functional nervous disorder,… … Moby Thesaurus
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manic-depressive psychosis — psychological illness characterized by extreme and sudden alternations between depression to euphoria (Psychology) … English contemporary dictionary
