Major Depression Criteria

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Registered: 11-30-2009
Major Depression Criteria
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Sat, 01-30-2010 - 1:46pm

I found a brochure on depression and here is what it reads:


Major depression is characterized by five (or more) of the following symptoms being present during the same 2-week period and representing a change from previous functioning.


At least one of the symptoms must be:  (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure


1.  Depressed mood most of the day. (eg. feels sad or empty)


2.  Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or most all, activities most of the day.


3.  Significant weight loss when not dieting or significant weigh gain or decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day.


4.  Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every night.


5.  Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day (feelings of restlessness or being slowed down.


6.  Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day.


7.  Feelings or worthlessness or excessive or inappropiate guilt.


8.  Diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecicivness nearly every day.


9.  Recurrent thought of death (not just fear of dying) recurrent suicidal ideation without specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for commiting suicide.


Hope this is helpful!!!


 

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Registered: 11-30-2009
Mon, 03-15-2010 - 4:58pm
Want to bump this post to the top of the list so new posters see it!
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Registered: 03-19-2010
Fri, 03-19-2010 - 6:25pm
I qualify, thanks for the bump.
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Registered: 11-30-2009
Fri, 03-19-2010 - 6:47pm
Welcome to the board!!
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