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- What is depression?
- Symptoms of depression
- Causes of depression
- Prevention of depression
- Risk factors for depression
- Complications of depression
- When to see a doctor about depression
- Diagnosis of depression
- Conventional treatment of depression
- Alternative/complementary treatment of depression
- Living with depression
- Caring for someone with depression
The symptoms of depression are varied and many and are classed as physical, emotional and mental symptoms, as the body, thoughts and feelings are affected:
Emotional symptoms
- Crying and feeling sad for no reason
- Feeling angrier than normal
- Feeling down, sad or depressed
- Feeling generally guilty (not related to anything specific)
- Feeling less hopeful than usual
- Feeling less loving to your family and friends
- Feeling more anxious than usual
- Feeling very helpless and not in control
- Feeling suicidal
- Losing the will to live
- Unable to feel much pleasure in anything
- Worrying more than normal
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Mental (thought) symptoms
- Avoiding other people, isolating yourself
- Concentration levels decline
- Difficulty making any decisions
- Less optimistic than usual (more pessimistic)
- Lowered self-esteem
- Not as interested in your normal activities
- Thinking about death a lot
Physical symptoms
- Appetite changes - either eating more or less than normal
- Less interest in normal activities
- Lowered energy levels
- Lowered libido, less interested in sex
- Sleeping less or more than what was normal previously
- Symptoms are worse at certain parts of the day
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< 1: what is depression 3: symptoms > Last reviewed: 24 January 2009 || Last updated: 21 March 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
