major depression symptoms

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Q: For at least how long do DSM-IV major and minor symptoms of major depression need to last for diagnosis?
As title.

For at least how long do DSM-IV major and minor symptoms of major depression need to last for diagnosis of major depression can be established?

A: two hours.

Q: Major Depression Symptoms?
has anyone with major depression every felt like their mind shut down on them or that they lost there Consciousness thought process so to speak. Also that they were not able to recall information previously learned, that there were no mental images or that they don’t reboot in the morning? I am a college student that has done well at the college until late these are my symptoms they say i have major depression but no medication has helped me. Any help would be nice thanx

A: Pinpointing the cause often leads to the best course of action. Was there a triggering event? If so, it is probably reactive (situational) depression: counselling, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy may be indicated, but most of life’s adverse situations are resolved within 16 weeks, yet the medical criteria for depression, and the prescription of antidepressants is only 2 weeks!. Or, was it a more gradual thing, with no apparent cause? (a nutritional deficiency, hypothyroidism, environmental toxicity, or reactions to some medications, such as Advil (ref: Mercola.com) etc., becomes more likely as the cause). Antidepressants work quicker than the following; 2 – 6 weeks, but you may have to adjust dosage, or types. St. John’s wort helps most people; tolerance doesn’t develop, and the few side effects don’t occur often, and even then are normally not severe (neither antidepressants, nor the wort, nor supplements should be relied on as a sole treatment). It doesn’t cause sleeping problems, or weight change, but usually takes at least 2, and generally 4 – 6 weeks to become effective, but can sometimes work quicker than antidepressants. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10759336?dopt=Abstract A recent, independent German double blind study showed it to be as effective as a commonly prescribed antidepressant, in cases of major depression, with far fewer side effects, and those were generally better tolerated, with a lower rate of discontinuation.

Unlike antidepressants, where sexual dysfunction is a common side effect, it happens much more rarely with St. John’s Wort (I didn’t experience any). A multidimensional approach to treating depression without medication follows. All except for no. (7.) are safe to use with medication, but not SJW, because of interactions, and it’s sensible to check out anything else first, like Ginkgo Biloba, Gotu Kola, or supplements, such as SAMe, 5HTP, or L-phenylalanine, with your doctor. (1.) Take at least 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or its FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. In the winter months, if not getting sufficient daily exposure to strong light, see http://www.mercola.com SEARCHBAR: enter: “vitamin D3″. Go to a doctor and ask for a 25(OH)D, also called 25-hydroxyvitamin D, blood test. When you get the results, don’t follow the typical “normal” reference range, as these are too low. The OPTIMAL value that you’re looking for is 45-52 ng/ml (115-128 nmol/l)”. The company which tests your levels has to be one of those using the correct form of test, and this topic is addressed via the searchbar at mercola.com – “vitamin D3; testing”. Also take a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin; the deficiency in vitamin B9 (folate, or folic acid) that most depressed people have, is known to cause depression. Around 30% – 40% of depressed people have low vitamin B12 levels.

(2.) Work up slowly to at least 20 minutes of exercise, or 30 – 60 mns, 5 times weekly in daytime, outside. Too much exercise can cause stress, which isn’t wanted when dealing with depression. (3.) Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). (4.) Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as: (free) http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-stress.html or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody/a/Meditation.htm Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or yoga suits others better. (5.) Initially, at least, some form of psychotherapy or counselling; later, perhaps either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, (a free E course in it, which may well reduce the time needed in therapy, as should *, & ** is at: http://ecouch.anu.edu.au/welcome ) or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy for, say, 6 months. (6.) Maintain a mood chart, and daily activities schedule**. (7.) As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John’s wort, (get a German variety, if possible; local ones may vary in effectiveness. Jarsin, Perika, and Kira brands have been recommended as being effective. Take with a meal), Ginkgo Biloba, Gotu Kola, or supplements, such as SAMe, 5HTP, or L-phenylalanine: (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets have old/inferior types, or mail order: Google: ” … ; supplies”.

Q: What are the MAJOR symptoms of depression?
and how can you be positively sure if you have it?

A: Essential to the diagnosis:

Humor persistently demoted, presenting itself as sadness, anxiety or feeling of emptiness, or
Flagging interest and pleasure in activities that were pleasant
Other symptoms of depression include:

Anxiety
Removal of friends or people
Tiredness and loss of energy
Unwillingness to perform a task that is gradually spreading or may spread to many other activities.
Desire to weep or cry furtively.
You have bad school results, due to inability to focus.
Desire to be alone. Get away from everything and everyone.
Do not want to hear noises or music or want to noises in high Berro (because it is a way to cede and departing from what is happening around them).
Persistent feelings of sadness
Issues of self-confidence and self-esteem
Sit down and killed without sad to find something that anime or that it can arouse interest.
Difficulty concentrating and making decisions
Feelings of guilt, hopelessness, helplessness, loneliness, anxiety or uselessness
Changes in sleep, difficulties in falling asleep, waking much earlier than usual, excessive sleeping or nightmares
Fear of performing certain tasks, or afraid of what might happen if it fails. He lives obsessed with his inability or with what might happen to others if it fails.
Isolation: prevent other people.
Loss of appetite with a decrease in weight or binge eating
Loss of sexual desire
Thoughts of suicide and death
Restlessness and irritability
Self-aggression
Changes in the perception of time
Access to cry
Inattention to their own hygiene
Possible behavioral changes such as aggression or irritability
Fear or feeling of being abandoned or being
Slouch with the dress or with your presentation. That ceased to interest you.
Some people have only a few of the symptoms, others have many symptoms, to varying degrees.

Depressed people often have morbid thoughts and the rate of suicide among depression is 30 times higher than the average population in general. Depression is seen in various parts of the world as a disease with high mortality rate

Q: Are there any specific features or symptoms of major depression that contribute 2 the development of psychosis
in a person that first has major depression then developes psychotic features?

A: One sign which is indicative of an initial transition to a psychotic state is sometimes manifested by extreme sensitivity to light or sound.

Q: Does major depression with psychotic features have to always have at least 5 symptoms of mdd when psychotic?
features are present? For instance, if someone that usually has at least 5 symptoms went down to 3 symptoms for a brief period and there were still psychotic features present, would that still qualify as MDD with psychotic features, or would it be something else like schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia? What if the depressed mood was always present? When someone has major depression for many years, do have at least 5 symptoms present every day to have major depression, or can they sometimes have less?

A: Which came first, the depression (MDD w/ psychotic) or the psychosis (Schizoaffective). While they may be exhibiting less symptoms during periods of active psychosis, it’s possible that the other symptoms they were showing before are just being over shadowed. So yes, if they met full criteria for an MDD before exhibiting the psychotic symptoms, it would count. If you have had major depression for many years, but it hasn’t met the criteria for major depressive disorder during that whole time, it’s likely dysthimia (with possible recurring major depressive episodes superimposed on it).

Q: What are the symptoms of major depression?

A: Basically you are a Chicago Cubs Fan

Q: Symptoms of Major Depression and ADHD?
What symptoms would a person with these disorders display?
Those who are clinically diagnosed, I mean. What symptoms would you have to display in order to be diagnosed?
Those who are clinically diagnosed, I mean. What symptoms would you have to display in order to be diagnosed?

A: Major Depression* (also called clinical depression):
low mood
suicidal thoughts or thoughts of death
anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure from once pleasurable activities)
inability to concentrating make decisions
crying (for no reason)
insomnia
inappropriate feeling of guilt, worthlessness and hopelessness
unexplained physical aches and pains
auditory hallucinations
* these are the symptoms I had.
These thoughts consume you, it is like hell on earth, because you cannot escape yourself.

ADHD
I’m not really sure, so I will not even try to answer.

Q: If someone was diagnosed with major depression ,do 5 of the 9 symptoms need to be present every day to still?
have that disorder instead of minor depression? What if someone had it for several years? Couldn’t a few days go by with fewer symptoms present?

A: I was always told that it was considered major depression if the symptoms persist “more often than not” over the course of the specified time frame (in this case, two weeks). In other words, the symptoms would not need to be present every day. However, that is, to some extent, up to the discretion of the practitioner too.

Q: What are the symptoms of a diagnosis of major depression?
a friend of mine was recently given an anti-depressant by my doctor and wondered how he came to the conclusion that one was needed?

A: Some symptoms can be:

Loss of interest in activities.
Weight gain or loss without trying.
Fatigue.
Being sad alot.
Feeling hopeless.

There are also some more.
I was recently diagnosed with moderate depression.

One thing you can do is Google “depression Questionnaire” and click on the Goldberg questionnaire. This will give you an idea as the the type of questions your doctor asked your friend.

Hope this helped!

Q: what symptoms might differentiate major depression from mild depression?

A: almost every body goes through a mild depression now and then – such as after a loved one dies. but the depression is relatd to a clearly stressful event. and, most important, it gets better have several weeks.

To me, some of the key differences are that in a severe depression, the person can’t remember a time they were not depressed
-they can’t imagine it will ever get better
-they cry over nothing, or things they don’t even care about

-the whole world seems grey, nothing seems happy or bright , not art, not music, not sex, nothing. just grey, everywhere.

Q: Is major depression a symptom or can it be a symptom of bipolar disorder?
i know some of my friends have clinical depression and it sometimes developes in to major depression. i dont know but it seems to me that many people affected by clinical depression, this depression comes to a climax, you can fall very low to becoming disablied to the point of being a human vegetable. does this happen with bipolar disorder

A: Major depressive episodes can be part of unipolar Major Depressive Disorder or Bipolar Disorder. In both disorders the depression can become quite severe. Both unipolar and bipolar depressions have varying degrees of severity. Many are mild but some become so severe that they can include psychotic or catatonic features or can otherwise be severely incapacitating.

Q: How can a person with major depression be treated?
How can a person diagosed as having major depression be treated with symptoms like severe fatigue and over sleepiness?
Please help with serious answers only. If you have any professional advice or know someone who got treated with such symptoms, it be highly appreciated.

A: hi!

- the person affected needs a good listener. please listen to him/her for few days , you will realise the problem yourself

- the treatment needs both ways. by therapy as well as by motivation.
you can have prescribed medicines ( it has to be from a qualified doctor since all of these drugs do have side effects) for reasonable period of time. the medications coupled with exercise, active participation of other family members will cure this.

believe me, most of us have this issue and do not have the courage to ask for help.
goodluck to you

Q: What are the main symptoms of major, psychotic and mixed depression, dysthymia and manic depressive illness?

A: A lot can be found by using a search engine such as Yahoo or Google.

The website below defines depression as “An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things.”.

Q: Can even moderate depression worsen over time if it is not treated?
I think it is major depression, but according to some surveys it is only moderate depresson.

Signs of major Depression.
Major Depression is diagnosed when an individual experiences at least 5 of the following symptoms.
1. Persistent depressed mood for most of the day.

2. Loss of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all activities.

3. Significant weight loss or gain due to appetite change.

4. Sleeping more or less than usual.

5. Speeding up or slowing down of physical and emotional reactions.

6. fatique or loss of energy.

7. Feelings of worthlessness or unfounded guilt.

8. Reduced abilty to concentrate or make meaningful decisions.

9. Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.

Individual’s 5 symptoms must be 1 of the first 2 symptoms on the list for diagnosis of major depression.

Symptoms I have
1
2
4
5
6
8
& 9
But they all are at different levels.

Im not sure how to take this.Is it also good that Im only having rational thoughts?
Im sorry, but I have decided not to seek help, I was just worried this would become worse, I was thinking that mabye it will just go away.

I also suffer from a high case of Schizotypal, which makes it harder to even care to tell anyone, and It makes me not care….so yah…..thats pretty much it

A: It depends on what triggers are actually depressing you. You’re world view or something purely physiological. Age and circumstances play into it but it is very possible to come out of major depression, but you might always have a melancholy bent on life.

Find a good friend if possible and process your thought with him or them sometimes it helps.

Q: Has anyone that suffered depression before being pregnant have no symptoms of it after?
Before I became pregnant with my first child, I suffered from major depression and mood swings. After having him (2 1/2 years ago) I have not had any symptoms of depression or mood swings. Has this happened to anyone else? Can your hormones get “in-check” after becoming pregnant?

A: I had mild depression for years, and severe postpartum after my first son. Since the birth of my second I’ve had no symptoms. I think pregnancy screws so much with your body that anything is possible – I’ve also gotten over my seasonal allergies but developed food allergies.

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