Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about our innovative treatments and special offers.
Major depressive disorder represents the classic condition in the mood disorders group. Depression is characterized by discrete episodes of at least two weeks duration and causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living.
A more chronic form of depression, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), can be diagnosed when the mood disturbance continues for at least 2 years in adults or 1 year in children.
For a diagnose of major depressive disorder five or more of the following symptoms have been present during the same two weeks period; at least one of the symptoms is either depress mood or loss of pleasure or interest.Depression symptom can include:
.jpg)
