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Most people certainly do not meet all of the criteria you list, especially #2 ("Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most
by 0xcde4c3db 7y ago
Most people certainly do not meet all of the criteria you list, especially #2 ("Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day."). I can understand some confusion over #4 ("A slowing down of thought and a reduction of physical movement (observable by others, not merely subjective feelings of restlessness or being slowed down)."), which can be read as describing ordinary fatigue but is actually about a different pattern called "psychomotor retardation" [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychomotor_retardation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychomotor_retardation
- solinent 7y agoWith epidemology it's hard to tell the difference, there's no identified mechanism for depression or psychomotor retardation. Perhaps they're in the same category? All psychological disease categories are co-morbid with each other. What about existential crises? Do people who have those also have depression?