anaclitic depression

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   severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute

   Broaderdepressive disorder

Questions about anaclitic depression

What does anaclitic depression mean?

anaclitic depression means "severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute".

Is anaclitic depression a common word?

anaclitic depression is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.