unipolar depression

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   a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder

   Broadermajor depressive episode

Questions about unipolar depression

What does unipolar depression mean?

unipolar depression means "a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder".

Is unipolar depression a common word?

unipolar 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.