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agitated depression

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agitated depression
n
(Psychiatry) severe depression accompanied by extreme anxiety and agitation Also called agitated melancholia
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Noun1.agitated depression - a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessnessagitated depression - a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
clinical depression, depressive disorder, depression - a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
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