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"In addition to familiar depression symptoms such as sadness, difficulty sleeping, feelings of guilt or worthlessness and loss of interest in pleasurable activi
by elnate 13y ago
"In addition to familiar depression symptoms such as sadness, difficulty sleeping, feelings of guilt or worthlessness and loss of interest in pleasurable activities, the researchers expanded the list to include anger attacks, aggression or irritability, substance abuse, risk-taking behavior and hyperactivity."
That seems like it would border on the uselessly broad. Depression by that standard would mean not being happy and calm all the time.
- boomlinde 13y agoThey won't give you a diagnosis for simply being irritable now and then. There are other important factors like how often the symptoms are experienced and for how long.
- marvin 13y agoThere are fixed diagnostic criteria for depression. The diagnostic process is not just some doctor asking you if you are occasionally feeling sad. You fill out a form and get a score which tells to which degree you are depressed, if any. This ranges from normal and functioning, with occasional negative feelings within the normal (i.e. not depressed), to delibitating symptoms: Staying in bed for days straight, finding no joy in any activity, never sleeping properly, unable to relate to the people around you. Depression is usually diagnosed if you have been feeling like this for more than two weeks straight. Psychiatry is not natural science, but the psychiatrists do have their methodology in order.