COUN222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Psychomotor Agitation
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Presence of either: depressed mood most of the day, nearly everyday, or (emotions, markedly diminished interest or pleasure (emotions) Plus 4 (or more) of the following for a minimum of a 2-week period, nearly every day: significant weight loss when not dieting, or weight gain, or decrease or increase in appetite (physiology) Insomnia or hypersomnia (behaviour/physiology: psychomotor agitation or retardation (observable by others) (physiology, fatigue or loss of energy (physiology, feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt (thoughts) Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness (thoughts: recurrent thoughts of death or recurrent suicidal ideation (thoughts) Depressive disorders: major depressive disorder, single episode rare; 85% + have subsequent episodes, major depressive disorder, recurrent. 2 or more episodes; typically 4 to 7 episodes (lifetime: persistent depressive disorder (dysthymic disorder, milder symptoms, 2+ years chronic, persistent. Who depression will be the main cause of disability in both developed and developing countries by 2030: major depressive disorder.
