HyperDic: anaclitic_depression

English > 1 sense of the expression anaclitic depression:
NOUNstateanaclitic depressionsevere and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
English > anaclitic depression: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningsevere and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute.
Broaderdepressive disorder, clinical depression, depressionA state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

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