Read the list of symptoms below. If you have had at least five of these for two weeks or more – including a sad mood and / or lack of interest – it is very likely that you are going through depression.
– Sad mood present most of the day. You are joyless and oppressed, sometimes unable to perceive any feeling.
– Lack of interest in all or almost all activities, including those which usually gave you pleasure.
– Significant weight loss or gain in the absence of diet.
– Insomnia or hypersomnia.
– Behavioral disorders: restlessness or psychomotor slowing down.
– Fatigue or loss of energy.
– Feeling of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt.
– Difficulty concentrating or indecision.
– Dark ideas, will to die.
This tool developed in the United States has a name: the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical manual, revision 4). However, it does not replace your doctor’s diagnosis.
To learn more about depression with EurekaSanté, the general public medical site published by VIDAL.
