depressive episodes
Periods of despair
Depressive episodes are periods of persistent low mood, diminished interest, and reduced energy that characterize clinical depression.
An episode typically lasts at least two weeks and may include changes in sleep, appetite, concentration, and self-worth.
The term appears in psychiatric contexts to distinguish discrete periods of depression from chronic states: She's had three depressive episodes since college.
In bipolar disorder, depressive episodes alternate with manic or hypomanic ones.
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- loss of interestDiminished engagement or enthusiasm
- social isolationLack of human contact
- cognitive distortionsIrrational thinking patterns
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
low mood · feeling numb · dark thoughts · worthlessness · insomnia · fatigue · brain fog · hypersomnia · guilt · hopelessness · learned helplessness · suicidal ideation · psychotherapy · emotional dysregulation · catastrophizing · hormonal fluctuations · childhood adversity · perfectionism
- bipolar disordermania, hypomania, bipolar II, cyclothymia, mood swings
- emotional volatilitymood swings, lability, volatility, dysregulation, ups and downs
- psychosishallucinations, psychosis, delusions, delusion, schizophrenia
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Intense elevated mood periods
euphoria · elation · elevated mood · ecstatic states · highs
depressive episodesmental wellness
Healthy state of mind
psychological wellbeing · emotional stability · remission · mental health · flourishing
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