new-type depression; atypical depression
A colloquial Japanese term for a pattern of depression where symptoms appear mainly in work or school settings and improve during leisure. Not a formal clinical diagnosis.
New-type depression is said to be characterized by feeling down only while at work.
He was diagnosed with new-type depression and took a leave from work.
うつ病 is the general term for clinical depression, while 新型うつ病 refers specifically to the colloquial 'new-type' pattern with situational symptoms.
Most common spelling; uses the simpler うつ for 鬱.
Uses the full kanji 鬱; more formal or technical appearance.
Variant with 欝, an older or less common form of 鬱.
Compound of 新型 (new type) and うつ病 (depression). The term emerged in Japanese media and popular psychology to describe a perceived modern pattern of depression distinct from classical melancholic depression.