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Diagnostic Criterion for Clinical Depression

Autor admin | 12.05.2009 | Category Health

Do You Fit the Diagnostic Criterion for Clinical Depression? If you want to find out, read this article!

The article explains the symptoms of clinical depression as well as the ways to find out if your have this disorder.

The first thing you should know about clinical depression is that there are several contradictory symptoms. For instance, a common symptom of depression is the failure to fall asleep or remain asleep. It is commonly known as insomnia. Simultaneously, however, hypersomnalence (sleeping too much) is another symptom of clinical depression.

Loss of appetite is another counterintuitive symptom of depression. Do not confuse a loss of appetite with anorexia, which is caused by a distorted view of one’s body. Despite truly being just “skin and bones”, the anorexic cannot see themselves as anything other than “fat“. There is a huge difference between anorexia and a mere loss of appetite. An additional symptom of depression that may seem contradictory is the tendency of depressed persons to overeat.

Another symptom of depression is crying or sobbing quite frequently. With this occurrence, it is imperative to remember that the crying and sobbing is not caused by a painful life experience like the passing of a loved one. You will find it is not uncommon for clinically depressed people to be unaware of the reason they are crying.

Now is a good time to differentiate between clinical depression and the grief process; depression is a mental illness, while grief is not. When an individual is experiencing grief for some loss, like the passing away of a loved one, the person struggles through a six-step process associated with grieving. Once these six steps have been completed – from denial through acceptance – most people move on. This is not true of a person who is clinically depressed; they will become stuck in a state of depression for much longer – months or even years, depending on when they seek professional assistance.