Is depression always just a bad mood?
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Many people imagine a person suffering from depression lying on a bed, in anguish and inability to get up, with thoughts that "everything is lost and nothing good will happen in the future", with an unwillingness to live, without the strength to go to the shower, eat, talk to loved ones. But is this always the only way depression manifests itself?
Indeed, there is a "melancholic depression" that will look exactly like this. The main criteria for depression are altered, reduced (compared to the usual) mood for at least two weeks, a decrease in the ability to have fun and a decrease in motivation for any activity.
Depression, according to the WHO, affects more than 264 million people – this is a common disorder that is important to detect and treat correctly. In addition, in most cases, depression is not only a reduced mood.
There are somatic complaints of depression, i.e. these are physical complaints.
2/3 of patients suffering from depression complain about their physical condition. And in more than half of the cases, they do not turn to psychiatrists, but to doctors of other specialties.
What are the symptoms?
Take care of yourself and contact our specialists of the Center for Personalized Medicine!
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