For a major depression diagnose, there must be the symptoms below at least for 2 weeks and these symptoms has to cause clinical problems or effect the persons functions in his social and working life:
For a major depression diagnose, there must be the symptoms below at least for 2 weeks and these symptoms has to cause clinical problems or effect the persons functions in his social and working life:
Major Depression Diagnose
- Almost everyday and daylong lasting fallen feelings,
- Decreasing interest for every life activities or not having joy as much as before,
- Significantly weight loss or gain without any special diet,
- Having insomnia (not sleeping) or hypersomnina (oversleeping) almost everyday,
- Having psychomotor agitation (evident disquiet behaviors) or psychomotor retadation ( visible slowiness of motions) almost everyday
- Being tired, exhausted and low energy almost everyday,
- Feeling worthless or guilty almost everyday, (if it’s with halucinations, it’s called psychotic depression)
- Evident decreasing of attention and concentration or having troubles to make decisions.
- Repetitive thoughts of death or suicide attempts.
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