0 expressing feelings of sadness -- 忧郁的
melancholic songs 忧伤的歌曲
a melancholic expression 忧伤的表情
The melancholic is constantly agitated (inquietus), roams around day and night, and is usually drowsy.
At 6 months, 24 % (13/55) of the depressed patients were melancholic, the proportion rising to 36 % (16/45) at 18 months.
This is similar to the response typically associated with adult melancholic depression.
Thus, a sunny summer morning generates loud, distinct, metallic tones, while a grey afternoon in winter brings about softer, somewhat melancholic sounds.
Finally, we compared the outcome of melancholic and non-melancholic depression.
This suggests that anxious depression may share some features with endogenous, melancholic subtypes of depression.
We also examined age effects, and for any differential effect of melancholic depressive status.
The melancholic depressive patients were significantly more often in-patients, had more severe depression, and a lower level of functional capacity.