Is there a difference between clinical depression and chronic depression?

Is there a difference between clinical depression and chronic depression? if so, which one is worse?

clinical is a term used to describe a depression that is deep enough to be diagnosed as a depression and not just feeling sad. It may or may not be chronic. Chronic means it has been ongoing or recurring over a period of time. many people suffer mild depression chronically. It is not a severe enough depression to require medication and ongoing treatment, but it happens over and over, or lasts for a long period of time.

Clinical depression can be chronic -- that means it goes on for a long time. Or it can be short-term, or caused by a specific event. Clinical depression means the person has certain symptoms -- at least 5 of these:

•Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day

•Loss of interest and pleasure in things they used to enjoy

•Significant weight changes, or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day.

•Sleeping too much or too little

•Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day.

•Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day.

•Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day.

•Difficulty concentrating or making decisions, nearly every day.

•Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.

There's certain implications associated with each word: clinical would imply it's diagnosed, chronic would imply that it's ongoing, and perhaps difficult to treat, but they are really referring to the same disorder.

Is there a difference between clinical depression and chronic depression?

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