Symptoms of Depressive disorders
Symptoms of Depressive disorders
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Depressive disorders includes the 69
symptoms listed below:
- Exact symptoms depend on subtype and severity of depressive disorder
- Depressed mood and other emotional problems
- Eating pattern changes - you might eat more or less than usual
- Sleep pattern changes
- Mental changes
- Social problems
- Physical problems
- Other signs of childhood or adolescent depression:
- Zig-zagging from periods of elation to gloom
- Unable to maintain enthusiasm for new projects due to mood changes
- Personal Relationship Problems due to influence of moods causing a constant "pulling close and pushing away" of emotions
- Abrupt changes in personality from cheerful, confident and energetic to sad, blue or "mean"
- Sleep difficulties are prominent, with affected persons sleeping little during hypomania, and "unable to get out of bed" during depression.
- Sadness
- Low self-esteem
- Guilt
- Sleep and eating disturbances
- Inability to be comforted
- Exhaustion
- Emptiness
- Anhedonia
- Social withdrawal
- Low or no energy
- Becoming easily frustrated
- Feeling inadequate in taking care of the baby
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Medical Books Online about Depressive disorders
Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Depressive disorders
are available from published medical books
for more detailed information about Depressive disorders.
Medical Books Excerpts
- DEPRESSION
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Depression
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Depression
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Depression
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Major depression:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The primary features of major depression are a predominantly sad mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. The patient may complain of feeling “down in the dumps,” express doubts about his self-worth or ability to cope, or simply appear unhappy and apathetic. He may also report feeling angry or anxious. Symptoms tend to be more severe than those caused by dysthymic disorder, which is a milder, chronic form of depression. (See Dysthymic disorder, page 456.) Other common signs include difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly, distractibility, and indecisiveness. All physiologic and psychologic processes are slowed. Anergia and fatigue are common as are anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure) and insomnia. Take special note if the patient reveals suicidal thoughts, a preoccupation with death, or previous suicide attempts.
The psychosocial history may reveal life problems or losses that can account for the depression. Alternatively, the patient’s medical history may implicate a physical disorder or the use of prescription, nonprescription, or illegal drugs that can cause depression.
The patient may report an increase or a decrease in appetite, sleep disturbances (for example, insomnia or early awakening), a lack of interest in sexual activity, constipation, or diarrhea. Other signs that you may note during a physical examination include agitation (such as hand wringing or restlessness) and reduced psychomotor activity (for example, slowed speech).
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Depression, major:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The primary features of major depression are a predominantly sad mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. Symptoms tend to be more severe than those caused by dysthymic disorder, which is a milder, chronic form of depression. (See Dysthymic disorder: A chronic affective disorder.)
The depressive patient may complain of feeling “down in the dumps,” express doubts about his self-worth or ability to cope, or simply appear unhappy and apathetic. He may also report feeling angry or anxious.
Other common signs include difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly, distractibility, and indecisiveness. Take special note if the patient reveals suicidal thoughts, a preoccupation with death, or previous suicide attempts.
The psychosocial history may reveal life problems or losses that can account for the depression. Alternatively, the patient’s medical history may implicate a physical disorder or the use of prescription, nonprescription, or illegal drugs that can cause depression.
The patient may report an increase or a decrease in appetite, sleep disturbances (for example, insomnia or early awakening), a lack of interest in sexual activity, constipation, or diarrhea. Other signs that you may note during a physical examination include agitation (such as hand wringing or restlessness) and reduced psychomotor activity (for example, slowed speech).
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Depressive disorders:
When that "down" mood, along with other symptoms, lasts for more
than a couple of weeks, the condition may be clinical depression.
Clinical depression is a serious health problem that affects the total
person. In addition to feelings, it can change behavior, physical health
and appearance, academic performance, social activity and the ability to
handle everyday decisions and pressures. (Source: excerpt from What to do When a Friend is Depressed: NIMH)
Depressive disorders: Onset and Incubation
Onset of Depressive disorders: Most commonly the disorder begins in the teens or early twenties.
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The symptom information on this page
attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Depressive disorders.
This signs and symptoms information for Depressive disorders has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Depressive disorders signs or Depressive disorders symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Depressive disorders may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Depressive disorders symptoms.
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