Signs and symptoms of depression

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    The symptoms of depression are divided into 4 groups:

    1. Emotional.
    Depressed mood, impaired activity, decreased interest in life, insomnia or hypersomnia, agitation or lethargy, fatigue, loss of energy, repeated thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts, low self-esteem, impaired concentration, difficulty making decisions, hopelessness.

    2. Physiological.
    Cognitive, psychomotor and other types of dysfunctions, increased fatigue, decreased libido, loss of interest or pleasure in activities that previously bring joy, sleep disturbances, decreased or increased appetite, body pain, constipation.

    3. Behavioral.
    Anxiety, tension, nervousness, irritability, anger, mood swings, bouts of sadness, tearfulness, exacerbation of interpersonal conflicts, passivity, a tendency to solitude, abandonment of previous hobbies, craving for alcohol and psychotropic substances.

    4. Thinking.
    Inability to concentrate, make a decision, slow thinking, pessimism.

    Symptoms of depression are divided into major and minor.
    The main ones are:

    deterioration of mood without external causes for at least two weeks;
    increased fatigue for at least a month;
    persistent loss of interest from favorite activities.


    Additional symptoms of depression include:
    pessimism;
    suicidal thoughts;
    feelings of depression, bouts of fear or guilt;
    falling self-esteem;
    any sleep and appetite disturbances.


    The presence of two main and three additional symptoms of depression in a patient makes it possible to make an appropriate diagnosis.

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