Collocations for depression - noun

serious, severe
black (esp. BrE), deep
moments of deep depression

acute, chronic
mild, minor
moderate
clinical
manic
post-natal, post-partum (AmE)

bout, fit, period
The actor says he suffers frequent bouts of depression.
In a fit of depression, she threw away all her books.
A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth.

develop, fall into, go into, succumb to
She fell into a black depression and refused to leave her room.

experience, have, suffer, suffer from
She was diagnosed as having clinical depression.

be treated for
His wife had left him and he was being treated for depression.

come out of, get over, overcome
She was gradually coming out of her depression.

cause, lead to, trigger
Bereavement can often lead to depression.

alleviate, reduce, relieve, treat
a new drug used to treat depression

prevent

deepen
lift
Her depression has lifted now.

affect sb
Depression affects a surprising number of people.

occur

in depression
He may have killed himself in depression.

with depression
He's been off work for months with depression.

the depths of depression
I was in the depths of depression after receiving my exam results.

feelings of depression
the onset of depression
The onset of depression often follows a traumatic event.

a state of depression
He was in a state of acute depression.

symptoms of depression
treatment for depression
She had been receiving medical treatment for depression.

great, major, serious, severe
worldwide
economic
The country is experiencing a severe economic depression.

be in the grip of, experience
go into
The market has gone into depression.

face

deepen
The depression seems to be deepening.

during a/the depression, in a/the depression
Many people lost their jobs in the great depression of the 1930s.

the depths of a depression
a period of depression
periods of severe economic depression

shallow, slight, small
deep

depression in, depression on
The photos show a shallow depression on the planet's surface.