depressive disorder
Persistent mood illness
Depressive disorder is a clinical term for conditions marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest in activities, and impaired daily functioning.
Major depressive disorder involves episodes lasting weeks or months.
Other forms include persistent depressive disorder (chronic but milder symptoms) and seasonal affective disorder.
She was diagnosed with depressive disorder after months of fatigue and hopelessness.
Chronic low-grade melancholy
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- ICD-10Medical diagnosis coding system
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
suicidal ideation · comorbidity · differential diagnosis · remission · relapse
State of emotional pain
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
hypersomnia · appetite changes · guilt · worthlessness · agitation · social withdrawal · irritability · rumination
Medications treating clinical despair
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- cognitive behavioral therapyTreatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
counseling · electroconvulsive therapy · medication · DBT · mindfulness · SNRIs · talk therapy · group therapy
Total absence of hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- heavinessState of being weighty
darkness · numbness · isolation · burden · suffering · struggle · fog · overwhelm
Chemical neural messengers
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- brain chemistryBrain's chemical signaling processes
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
genetics · heredity · hormones · amygdala · hippocampus · prefrontal cortex · inflammation · immune system
Continuing despite difficulty
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
- enduringPersisting through time
lifelong · remission · episodes · cyclical · unremitting · deep-seated · entrenched · progressive
dysthymia
Chronic low-grade melancholy
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- ICD-10Medical diagnosis coding system
anhedonia · suicidal ideation · comorbidity · differential diagnosis · remission · relapse
sadness
State of emotional pain
- hopelessnessState without hope
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
insomnia · hypersomnia · appetite changes · guilt · worthlessness · agitation · social withdrawal · irritability · rumination · loss of interest
antidepressants
Medications treating clinical despair
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
cognitive behavioral therapy · counseling · electroconvulsive therapy · medication · DBT · mindfulness · SNRIs · talk therapy · group therapy · ketamine
despair
Total absence of hope
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
heaviness · darkness · numbness · isolation · burden · suffering · struggle · fog · overwhelm · loneliness
neurotransmitters
Chemical neural messengers
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- brain chemistryBrain's chemical signaling processes
cortisol · genetics · heredity · hormones · amygdala · hippocampus · prefrontal cortex · inflammation · immune system · genetic predisposition
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- relapsingReturning to worse state
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- long-lastingPersisting over extended time
enduring · lifelong · remission · episodes · cyclical · unremitting · deep-seated · entrenched · progressive · intractable
depressive disordermania
Intense, consuming obsession
manic episode · hypomania · elevated mood · euphoria · elation
depressive disordermental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
mental wellness · psychological health · emotional well-being · flourishing · thriving
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