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Topic : Depression
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Diagnostic
Criteria for Major Depression
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Depressed mood or markedly decreased pleasure in most
activities. Duratiton > or = 2 weeks
At least 5 of the following symptoms are present nearly
every day:
- Depressed mood
- Lost of interest or pleasure in most activities
- Significant weight loss/gain or decreased/increased
appetite
- Insomnia or hypersomnia
- Psychomotor aggitation or retardation
- Loss of energy or fatigue
- Feelings of worthlessness or excessive/imappropriate
guilt
- Diminished ability to think/concentrate or indecisiveness
- Recurrent thoughts of suicide or death
Symptoms cause clinically significant distress
Symptoms cannot be accounted for by other condtion.
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Adapted from DSM 4
Depression
in Primary Care from the NIH
This Clinical Practice Guideline (Depression in Primary Care:
Volume 1. Detection and Diagnosis; and Volume 2. Treatment
of Major Depression) was developed with support from the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) by the Depression
Guideline Panel to assist primary care providers (e.g., general
practitioners, family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners,
registered nurses, mental health nurse specialists, physician
assistants, and others) in the diagnosis of depressive conditions
and the treatment of major depressive disorder.
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