Depression One: Definition Overview
Depression has been with us since the birth of human beings. Aristotle , Napoleon, Churchill , Lincoln, Leslie Cheung , etc. have all suffered from depression. With the continuous progress and development of modern society, competition between people is becoming increasingly fierce. The mental pressure we face is gradually increasing, and the incidence, prevalence and mortality of depression are also gradually increasing. It is expected that by 2030, depression may become the number one disease burden in our country.
To understand depression, we must first know about depression disorders. Depression disorder is a group of mood disorders , which are the main clinical characteristics of depression symptoms. Depression disorders include depression and harsh mood disorders , which together with bipolar disorder and circular mood disorders belong to the category of mood disorders. Depression is a severe type of depression disorder, which refers to a mood disorder characterized by a significant depression symptoms group at least 2 weeks. If the depression state lasts only for several days, it can only be called a depression disorder, and cannot be diagnosed as depression . Of course, in daily life, what people usually call depression is a broad range, which refers to depression disorders.
In our lives, we will always encounter some unpleasant or unexpected things, such as losing things, being criticized by our leaders, being physically discomfortable, etc., and we will inevitably have negative emotions such as unhappiness, sadness, pain, and resistance. However, these negative emotions usually have a cause and last for a short time. We adjust our psychological state in time through self-regulation (such as complaining to friends or relatives, having a good meal, traveling, etc.), and we can completely restore normality and will not affect physical and mental health. Therefore, these negative emotions are called depression and cannot be classified as the category of depression.
However, when patients are emotionally fragile, have poor psychological adaptability, or when normal people experience some major negative events in their lives, such as widowhood, child loss, divorce, unemployment, and incurable symptoms, the stimulation caused by negative events is much more serious than depression. About 20%-30% of the population are in this situation, and this state is called a depression state.
Depressed state is a disease state, whose basic manifestations are similar to those of depression, but the degree is much more serious, often accompanied by obvious biological and psychotic symptoms, and at the same time, weight, appetite and sexual desire have decreased, and there are symptoms of functional discomfort in many parts of the body. The symptoms persist, usually for more than one month, or even for several months or more.
People in depression not only feel uncomfortable, but their social functions, including work, study and life, will also be affected to varying degrees. Depressed state has the characteristics of partial depression, but has not yet met the diagnostic criteria for depression, so people who cannot be diagnosed as depression, but who have a depressed state will also have a depressed state that will reduce the quality of life and affect social functions. If timely adjustment and intervention are not made, it is very easy to aggravate and lead to depression.
There is currently no clear cause and physiological explanation for depression. The current classification is divided according to clinical and psychopathological.
primary and secondary. Primary depression refers to a depression with unknown cause and no other psychiatric diseases or clinical diseases before the onset. Secondary depression refers to depression caused by psychiatric diseases or clinical diseases. Depressive syndrome occurs during the development and development of these diseases.
endogenous and exogenous. Endogenous depression refers to depression caused by biological, psychological, metabolic abnormalities in the body. Exogenous depression refers to depression caused by the body's external social event or environmental factors.
Psychopathic and neurotic. Psychiatric depression refers to the patient who has typical depression symptoms, which are also accompanied by fragmentary or short-term hallucinations, delusions or stagnation. Neurotic depression does not have psychotic symptoms.
is divided into children, menopause, and elderly depression .
can be divided into acute and chronic depression according to the priorities of the symptoms; mild and severe depression.
attached Depression Self-evaluation Scale to see if you have depression and the severity of depression. There are 13 groups of items under
, each group has 4 statements. You can choose the most suitable situation based on your feelings over the past week. Depression has been with us since the birth of human beings. Aristotle , Napoleon, Churchill , Lincoln, Leslie Cheung , etc. have all suffered from depression. With the continuous progress and development of modern society, competition between people is becoming increasingly fierce. The mental pressure we face is gradually increasing, and the incidence, prevalence and mortality of depression are also gradually increasing. It is expected that by 2030, depression may become the number one disease burden in our country. To understand depression, we must first know about depression disorders. Depression disorder is a group of mood disorders , which are the main clinical characteristics of depression symptoms. Depression disorders include depression and harsh mood disorders , which together with bipolar disorder and circular mood disorders belong to the category of mood disorders. Depression is a severe type of depression disorder, which refers to a mood disorder characterized by a significant depression symptoms group at least 2 weeks. If the depression state lasts only for several days, it can only be called a depression disorder, and cannot be diagnosed as depression Depression One: Definition Overview
In our lives, we will always encounter some unpleasant or unexpected things, such as losing things, being criticized by our leaders, being physically discomfortable, etc., and we will inevitably have negative emotions such as unhappiness, sadness, pain, and resistance. However, these negative emotions usually have a cause and last for a short time. We adjust our psychological state in time through self-regulation (such as complaining to friends or relatives, having a good meal, traveling, etc.), and we can completely restore normality and will not affect physical and mental health. Therefore, these negative emotions are called depression and cannot be classified as the category of depression.
However, when patients are emotionally fragile, have poor psychological adaptability, or when normal people experience some major negative events in their lives, such as widowhood, child loss, divorce, unemployment, and incurable symptoms, the stimulation caused by negative events is much more serious than depression. About 20%-30% of the population are in this situation, and this state is called a depression state.
Depressed state is a disease state, whose basic manifestations are similar to those of depression, but the degree is much more serious, often accompanied by obvious biological and psychotic symptoms, and at the same time, weight, appetite and sexual desire have decreased, and there are symptoms of functional discomfort in many parts of the body. The symptoms persist, usually for more than one month, or even for several months or more.
People in depression not only feel uncomfortable, but their social functions, including work, study and life, will also be affected to varying degrees. Depressed state has the characteristics of partial depression, but has not yet met the diagnostic criteria for depression, so people who cannot be diagnosed as depression, but who have a depressed state will also have a depressed state that will reduce the quality of life and affect social functions. If timely adjustment and intervention are not made, it is very easy to aggravate and lead to depression.
There is currently no clear cause and physiological explanation for depression. The current classification is divided according to clinical and psychopathological.
primary and secondary. Primary depression refers to a depression with unknown cause and no other psychiatric diseases or clinical diseases before the onset. Secondary depression refers to depression caused by psychiatric diseases or clinical diseases. Depressive syndrome occurs during the development and development of these diseases.
endogenous and exogenous. Endogenous depression refers to depression caused by biological, psychological, metabolic abnormalities in the body. Exogenous depression refers to depression caused by the body's external social event or environmental factors.
Psychopathic and neurotic. Psychiatric depression refers to the patient who has typical depression symptoms, which are also accompanied by fragmentary or short-term hallucinations, delusions or stagnation. Neurotic depression does not have psychotic symptoms.
is divided into children, menopause, and elderly depression .
can be divided into acute and chronic depression according to the priorities of the symptoms; mild and severe depression.
attached Depression Self-evaluation Scale to see if you have depression and the severity of depression. There are 13 groups of items under
, each group has 4 statements. You can choose the most suitable situation based on your feelings over the past week.
1 The following situations are most consistent with you:
A, I don’t feel depressed
B, I feel depressed or depressed
C, I am depressed all day long, and I can’t get rid of
D, I am very depressed and can’t bear
2 What attitude do you have towards the future?
A. I am not pessimistic and disappointed about the future.
B. I feel that the future is not optimistic.
C. I feel that I don’t have hope for the future.
D. I feel that there is no hope in the future. It is impossible to improve.
3 How do you view the feeling of failure?
A, I don’t feel like failure
B, I think I am a failure compared to most people
C, Looking back on my life, I think it was a series of failures
D, I think I am a completely failed person
4 How are you satisfied with life?
A. I don’t think I’m dissatisfied with
B. I don’t think I can’t enjoy life like I usually do
C. Nothing can make me feel satisfied.
D. I’m not satisfied with everything
5 How deep is your guilt?
A, I don’t have special guilt
B, I sometimes feel guilty or feel worthless
C, I feel very guilty
D, I feel very bad, not worth a penny
6 Are you disappointed with yourself?
A, I am not disappointed with myself
B, I am disappointed with myself
C, I hate myself
D, I hate myself
7 Do you have any idea of wanting to hurt yourself?
A, I don't have the idea of hurting myself
B, I feel it's better to die
C, I have considered suicide
D, if I have the chance, I will kill myself
8 Have you lost interest in dating others?
A. I have not lost interest in dating others
B. Compared with usual, my interest in dating others has decreased
C. I have lost most of my interest in dating others. I have no feelings for them
D. I have no interest in others and I completely ignore others
9 Is it difficult for you to make a decision?
A. I can make decisions like usual
B. I try to avoid making decisions
C. For me, it is very difficult to make decisions
D. I can't make any decisions
10 Compared with the past, are you not confident in your image?
A, I think my image is not worse than in the past
B, I am worried that I will look old and not attractive
C, I think my appearance must have changed and become unattractive
D, I think my image is ugly and annoying
11 What attitude do you have to work?
A. I can work like I usually do
B. When I do things, I have to work extra hard to start
C. I have to work hard to force myself to do things
D. I can’t do things
12 Compared with the past, will you easily feel tired?
A. Compared with the past, I am not easily tired
B. I am more easily tired than in the past.
C. I am tired when doing anything
D. I am too tired to do anything
13 What is your appetite compared to the past?
A, my appetite is not worse than in the past
B, my appetite is not as good as in the past
C, my appetite is much worse now than in the past
D, I have no appetite at all
Scoring criteria:
1 For all questions, choose A to get 0 points, choose B to get 1 point, choose C to get 2 points, and choose D to get 3 points.
Test results:
5-7 points: Mild depression symptom
8-15 points: Moderate depression symptom
16-39 points: Symptoms of severe depression
(Tomorrow update: Depression 2: Onset of the disease)
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Test results:
5-7 points: Mild depression symptom
8-15 points: Moderate depression symptom
16-39 points: Symptoms of severe depression
(Tomorrow update: Depression 2: Onset of the disease)
(It is not easy to write an article. If you like it, please follow + like it. Thank you for your support; if you don’t like it, please follow + comment and slowly improve it. Try to update one article every day, and I would like to thank you here! Your attitude is my motivation
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