UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION
Has bad days Gets tired Gets angry Gets the blues But that’s not clinical depression
DSM-IVR AND ICD-10 AGREE MOSTLY ON DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA
Symptoms should have been present for more than 2 weeks
Five of the following symptoms Within the same 2- week period Representing a change in mood or behaviour in the person
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Depressed mood most of the day Diminished interest and pleasure Loss of appetite Eating excessively Lack of concentration Psychomotor agitation or retardation Fatigue Feelings of worthlessness Lack of concentration – indecisiveness Recurrent thoughts of death Distress or impairment in social, occupational functioning
Can’t be accounted for by other physiological factors No bereavement involved.
Fewer milder symptoms