Disorder in which five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure. Other symptoms include 1. Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every daily; markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities most of the day, nearly every day; significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain; Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day; psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day; fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day; feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt; diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day; or recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt
Depression, Mental -- Australia -- Popular works. : The Australian Medical Association home medical guide to depression / Kwame McKenzie, Consultant editor: David Ames, Series medical editor: Peter Arnold
Depression, Mental -- Bibliography : Major depression : a medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references / James N. Parker, and Philip M. Parker, editors
Depression, Mental -- Computer network resources : Major depression : a medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references / James N. Parker, and Philip M. Parker, editors
Depression, Mental -- Dictionaries : Major depression : a medical dictionary, bibliography, and annotated research guide to Internet references / James N. Parker, and Philip M. Parker, editors
