Major Depressive Disorder
The symptoms that characterize Major Depressive Disorder include one or more episodes of at least two weeks of depressed mood
or loss of interest in pleasurable activities and at least four additional symptoms of depression:
- significant weight loss or gain, or decrease in appetite.
- insomnia or hypersomnia
- psychomotor agitation or retardation
- fatigue or loss of energy
- feelings of worthlessness, or excessive guilt
- diminished ability to think or concentrate
- recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
Major depression can be a disabling condition which adversely affects your family, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. In the United States, almost 1-in-20 people with major depression commit suicide, and up to 60% of people who commit suicide had depression or another mood disorder.
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