Self diagnose depression

Depression is a commonly misused term, therefore the general population should be made aware of the signs and symptoms of depression, to avoid suffering unnecessarily from the mental illness. Symptoms of depression include a persistent sad mood, loss of interest, loss of pleasure in usual pleasurable activities, disinterest in work, poor concentration, loss of appetite, insomnia or hypersomnia, loss of libido, for two weeks or more. The sufferer may also direct their psychiatric suffering as bodily symptoms, resulting in pain, aches, weakness, fatigue, or diarrhea. Depression can be triggered by an event, or can present without a trigger, and in its worst form can result in the sufferer committing suicide.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Ludhiana Newsline

Related Disease Topics:

• Depression
• Mental illness

Related Symptom Topics:

• Persistent sad mood
• Loss of interest
• Loss of pleasure in usual pleasurable activities
• Disinterest in work
• Poor concentration
• Loss of appetite
• Insomnia
• Hypersomnia
• Loss of libido
• Pain
• Aches
• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea

Article Source Details

About: Self diagnose depression

Date: 13 July 2005

Source: Ludhiana Newsline

Author: Ambrish Singal

URL: http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=138971

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of psychiatric illness
• Cause of mental illness
• Cause of depression
• Cause of persistent sad mood
• Cause of loss of interest
• Cause of loss of pleasure
• Cause of disinterest in work
• Cause of poor concentration
• Cause of loss of appetite
• Cause of insomnia
• Cause of hypersomnia
• Cause of loss of libido
• Cause of pain
• Aches
• Cause of weakness
• Cause of fatigue
• Cause of diarrhea
• Risk and suicide
• Risk and depression
• Risk and psychiatric illness
• Risk and mental illness
• Death from suicide
• Death from depression
• Death from psychiatric illness
• Death from mental illness
• Diagnosed
• Diagnosed and self diagnosis
• Diagnosed and psychiatric illness
• Diagnosed and mental illness
• Diagnosed and depression
• Diagnosed and persistent sad mood
• Diagnosed and loss of interest
• Diagnosed and loss of pleasure
• Diagnosed and disinterest in work
• Diagnosed and poor concentration
• Diagnosed and loss of appetite
• Diagnosed and insomnia
• Diagnosed and hypersomnia
• Diagnosed and loss of libido
• Diagnosed and pain
• Aches
• Diagnosed and weakness
• Diagnosed and fatigue
• Diagnosed and diarrhea

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