| involutional melancholia | A depressive disorder of middle life, commonly associated with the climacteric. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| melancholia | <medicine> A kind of mental unsoundness characterised by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas. Origin: L. See Melancholy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hypochondriacal melancholia | <psychiatry> Melancholia with many associated physical complaints, often with little basis in fact. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depression, involutional | Marked depression appearing in the involution period and characterised by hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and agitation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| involutional | Relating to involution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| involutional depression | Depression or psychosis first occurring in the involutional years (40 to 55 for women, 50 to 65 for men). (05 Mar 2000) |
| involutional psychosis | An obsolete term for mental disturbance occurring during the menopause or later life. (05 Mar 2000) |