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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Depression
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Complications, Prevention, Prognosis, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: antidepressive agents; depressive disorders; major depressive disorder.
Excerpt: | |  In most depressions
| | – Mood varies from mild sadness to intense guilt, worthlessness, and hopelessness – Difficulty in thinking and concentration, with rumination and indecision – Loss of interest, with diminished involvement in activities – Somatic complaints – Disrupted, reduced, or excessive sleep – Loss of energy, appetite, and sex drive – Anxiety |
In some severe depressions | | – Psychomotor disturbance: retardation or agitation – Delusions of a hypochondriacal or persecutory nature – Withdrawal from activities –..."
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