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<onlyinclude>'''Depression''' can be described as a state of low mood and aversion to activity, which can affect a person's general sense of well-being in a negative manner. Depressed people often feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, hurt, or restless. They may have problems concentrating, remembering details, feeling emotions, connecting with other people or making decisions. The negative effects of depression may cause the person to contemplate or attempt to commit suicide.

Within the context of psychoactive substance usage, ~~this effect is triggered as a temporary mind state under the influence of certain compounds and during the offset or withdrawals of many more. It~~ is often accompanied by [[anxiety]] or [[irritability]] and can be considered as the polar opposite of [[cognitive euphoria]]. It is most commonly induced when a [[stimulant]], [[depressant~~]], or [[hallucinogen~~]] is used repeatedly for prolonged periods of time, ~~when a user quits using a~~ substance ~~that they'd been using for a long period of time~~, or ~~when a user is experiencing~~ the [[after effects|comedown/crash]] of a ~~euphoric compound~~. ~~Psychoactive~~ induced depression is often much shorter lasting than clinical depression, subsiding once the effects ~~and/~~or ~~after-effects~~ of a drug have ~~finished~~.

Within the context of psychoactive substance usage, depression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[anxiety]] and [[irritability]] and can be considered as the polar opposite of [[cognitive euphoria]]. It is most commonly induced when a [[stimulant]] or [[depressant]] is used repeatedly for prolonged periods of time, during the [[withdrawal]] symptoms of almost any substance, or during the [[after effects|comedown/crash]] of a [[stimulant]]. However, it is worth noting that substance-induced depression is often much shorter lasting than clinical depression, subsiding once the effects or withdrawal symptoms of a drug have ended.

When not caused by drug use, in the context of formal psychology, these feelings can be classified as clinical depression or major depressive disorder by the DSM's diagnostic criteria when five (or more) specific symptoms from the list below have been present during the same 2-week period and the feelings represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms must also be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.<ref>Major Depressive Disorder (DSM Diagnostic Criteria) | https://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/assets/basc-3/basc3resources/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_MajorDepressiveDisorder.pdf</ref>

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 <onlyinclude>'''Depression''' can be described as a state of low mood and aversion to activity, which can affect a person's general sense of well-being in a negative manner. Depressed people often feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, hurt, or restless. They may have problems concentrating, remembering details, feeling emotions, connecting with other people or making decisions. The negative effects of depression may cause the person to contemplate or attempt to commit suicide.
-Within the context of psychoactive substance usage, this effect is triggered as a temporary mind state under the influence of certain compounds and during the offset or withdrawals of many more. It is often accompanied by [[anxiety]] or [[irritability]] and can be considered as the polar opposite of [[cognitive euphoria]]. It is most commonly induced when a [[stimulant]], [[depressant]], or [[hallucinogen]] is used repeatedly for prolonged periods of time, when a user quits using a substance that they'd been using for a long period of time, or when a user is experiencing the [[after effects|comedown/crash]] of a euphoric compound. Psychoactive induced depression is often much shorter lasting than clinical depression, subsiding once the effects and/or after-effects of a drug have finished.
+Within the context of psychoactive substance usage, depression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[anxiety]] and [[irritability]] and can be considered as the polar opposite of [[cognitive euphoria]]. It is most commonly induced when a [[stimulant]] or [[depressant]] is used repeatedly for prolonged periods of time, during the [[withdrawal]] symptoms of almost any substance, or during the [[after effects|comedown/crash]] of a [[stimulant]]. However, it is worth noting that substance-induced depression is often much shorter lasting than clinical depression, subsiding once the effects or withdrawal symptoms of a drug have ended.
 When not caused by drug use, in the context of formal psychology, these feelings can be classified as clinical depression or major depressive disorder by the DSM's diagnostic criteria when five (or more) specific symptoms from the list below have been present during the same 2-week period and the feelings represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms must also be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.<ref>Major Depressive Disorder (DSM Diagnostic Criteria) | https://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/assets/basc-3/basc3resources/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_MajorDepressiveDisorder.pdf</ref>