noun
clinical depression; depressive disorder
Medical term used in psychiatric contexts; synonymous with うつ病 but often used in formal or clinical descriptions.
See also: うつ病
抑うつ症の治療には薬物療法と心理療法が用いられる。
Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are used to treat depressive disorders.
He was diagnosed with clinical depression.
うつ病 is the more common, everyday term for depression, while 抑うつ症 is a formal clinical term often used in medical contexts.
Compound of 抑 (suppress) + うつ (depression, from 鬱) + 症 (condition, disease). The spelling 抑うつ症 uses the simplified kana form うつ for the complex kanji 鬱.