How to Use major depressive disorder in a Sentence

major depressive disorder

noun
  • Some people who are depressed don’t have major depressive disorder.
    — Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • As a boy, Larry was diagnosed with autism, and later in life, with major depressive disorder.
    — John Johnston, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
  • My son, now 23, was diagnosed with major depressive disorder at age 8.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2020
  • In 2016 major depressive disorders were among the top ten causes of ill health in all but four countries worldwide.
    — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The device will target the prefrontal cortex, which is impaired in patients with major depressive disorder.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Parents should also be aware that breakups are a significant risk factor for a first major depressive disorder and in youth suicide attempts.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The study also concluded that men were at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder for the first time after divorce.
    — Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Over the next decade, researchers continued to explore its potential as a treatment for major depressive disorder.
    — Alice Levitt, Vox, 24 July 2018
  • It is designed for adults 18 and older with moderate to severe major depressive disorder.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Part of it was due to his anxiety, major depressive disorder and PTSD.
    — Sara Cline, ExpressNews.com, 27 Mar. 2020
  • But more seriously, Schlundt says that a severe, sustained change in appetite is one of the main symptoms of major depressive disorder.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2020
  • In the fall of 2019, Elaniv was diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
    — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The company had hoped to win approval for both major depressive disorder, a large market, and postpartum depression, a smaller one.
    — Damian Garde Reprints, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In the United States, Pristiq is approved to treat major depressive disorder.
    — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Some research suggests that omega-3 supplements may improve mood for people with major depressive disorder.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Oscar, the youngest of five siblings, had long battled anxiety and major depressive disorder, which only worsened in the years since their mother died, Isidro said.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • By some estimates, the most recent statistics show the cost of major depressive disorders is over $300 million dollars.
    — Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Almost 60 percent of the patients had their symptom load cut in half, and there was at least 30 percent remission from major depressive disorder.
    — Gary Stix, Scientific American, 3 July 2024
  • Finn has been an integral part of Scannell's mental health journey, which began her freshman year of high school, when she was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder.
    — Ada Wood, CNN, 20 Feb. 2021
  • The 17-year-old is spending his last year of high school grappling with what his doctors have recently diagnosed as major depressive disorder with anxious distress.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
  • According to the report, the unnamed woman in the most recent case study showed symptoms of both major depressive disorder and panic disorder and received treatment for both.
    — Sammy Nickalls, Teen Vogue, 25 Oct. 2017
  • His research found that those who walked more than 8,200 steps a day lowered their risk of obesity, sleep apnea, reflux disease and major depressive disorder.
    — Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This week, the FDA cleared the first prescription digital treatment for major depressive disorder.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The drug is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar depression, and in November, its label was expanded to treat major depressive disorder.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Thames admitted that the diagnosis had never been formally made before, with prior records listing major depressive disorder.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Her son, Kurt Skelley, took his own life in 2014 after struggling with major depressive disorder, a form of depression.
    — Hayley Harding, courant.com, 14 June 2018
  • Indeed, Maze told me that his team’s latest research (not yet published) has also found this type of epigenetic marking in the brain tissues of people with major depressive disorder.
    — Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The form of depression, also known as SAD, is a recurrent major depressive disorder that involves episodes of depression at the same season each year.
    — Maya McDowell, House Beautiful, 15 Feb. 2019
  • And major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in America for people aged 15 to 45.
    — Fiza Pirani, Teen Vogue, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Studies have found that some 50% to 70% of patients with major depressive disorder see their symptoms improve after a course of ECT.
    — Elizabeth Landau, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024

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