Depression

* A depressed mood, most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks * Loss of interest in once pleasurable activities * Significant weight loss or gain * Excessive sleep or the opposite, insomnia * An abnormal speeding or slowing of motor skills * Excessive fatigue, with no discernible cause * Feelings of worthlessness and/or inappropriate guilt * Diminished ability to concentrate * Recurring thoughts of ending it all

Some of these symptoms may also indicate dysthymia—a mild but more chronic form of depression

* This list is presented to serve as an overview and not to provide a basis for making a self-diagnosis. Also, some of the symptoms by themselves may be symptoms of other problems besides depression

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