The essential feature of major depressive episode is either depressed mood (possibly irritability in children and adolescents) or loss of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities and associated symptoms for a period of a least two weeks. Appetite is frequently disturbed, and sleep disturbances, psychomotor agitation, a sense of worthlessness, difficulty in concentrating, slowed thinking, and indecisiveness are frequent. Thoughts of death are common, accompanied by suicidal thought or actions.
A mood disorder with a depressed affect.
A depression serious enough that the person needs to be hospitalized. It is often "chronic," which means the person keeps having episodes of depression over months or years. It is also not "situational," which means it is not linked to a particular situation or event. Major depression is more serious than typical depression. Most people diagnosed with depression get help from a therapist and may take antidepressant drugs, but they do not need to go to a hospital. They can stay at home and keep up with their jobs, other responsibilities, and relationships.
A disorder of individuals who have experienced episodes of depression but not of mania.
A mood disorder in which patients are disabled by guilt or sadness (especially in Western cultures), experience a loss of energy, pleasure and motivation, and disturbances of sleep, diet, and other bodily functions.
A period of at least 2 weeks when you experience the loss of interest or pleasure in doing most things and have at least four of the following: change in appetite, weight, sleep, work; decreased energy, feelings of worthlessness or guilt; difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions; or recurrent thoughts of death or of killing yourself.
The most common form of depression marked by prolonged sadness, loss of pleasure, or both, and additional changes in emotion, thought, behaviour, and physical well-being.
See Depression in Glossary.
Severely depressed people experience inconsolable misery, despair, guilt and feelings of worthlessness. They have no hope for the future and may ruminate about death and suicide. An episode of major depression may last several weeks to several years.
Major depression is characterized by a set of symptoms that affect a person's work, sleep, eating habits and interest in activities he or she once enjoyed. Episodes may last six months or more.
severe mood disorder characterized by depressive episodes, fatigue, loss of interest in once-pleasurable activities, changes in sleep and appetite, trouble concentrating, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, thoughts of suicide.
A disease with certain characteristic signs and symptoms that interferes with the ability to work, sleep , eat, and enjoy once pleasurable activities. See the entire definition of Major depression
Depression that is disabling and long-lasting.
A common type of depression. Major depression is a serious disorder marked by sadness, fatigue, changes in sleep patterns, difficulty thinking and concentrating, changes in appetite, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal thoughts.
a mood disorder marked by depression so intense and prolonged that the person may be unable to function in everyday life. (494)
A severe mental illness characterized by feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness; often accompanied by suicidal thoughts and feeling of an inability to move.
A diagnosis of major depression is made when, in addition to a depressed mood, the individual suffers from several other typical depressive symptoms that are lasting and disabling.
classified as a type of affective disorder (or mood disorder) that goes beyond the day's ordinary ups and downs, and has become a serious medical condition and important health concern in this country.
