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anaclitic depression

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Noun1.anaclitic depression - severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substituteanaclitic depression - severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
clinical depression, depressive disorder, depression - a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
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So they stopped crying - it's called anaclitic depression.
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Previous research correlates anaclitic depression with dependency and introjective depression with self-criticism.
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