Depression
Depression noun - A period of decreased economic activity.
Mental illness and depression are semantically related In some cases you can use "Mental illness" instead a noun "Depression".
Mental illness
Mental illness noun - Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention.
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Depression and mental illness are semantically related in emotional disorder topic. Sometimes you can use "Depression" instead a noun phrase "Mental illness".
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- Will Parry (from a world without Spectres) even draws parallels between Spectres and depression or mental illness.
Source: Supernatural Angst - It's a very realistic portrayal of depression/mental illness and aftermath of several kinds of abuse.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Dragon Age - Some have commented that the conceit of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children - that Sephiroth will continue returning to fight Cloud for as long as Cloud lives, but that, with support from his friends, he can deal with it - works very nicely as a metaphor for recurring mental illness or depression.
Source: The Mentally Disturbed
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