Depression - Characteristics

• Depression definition

  A mental disorder characterised by low mood and low energy levels.
• behavioural characteristics

  aggression/self harm, eating disruption, shutting down, over or under sleeping, lack of hygiene
• emotional characteristics

  anger, hopelessness, sadness, low self-esteem, numbness
• cognitive characteristics

  negative beliefs, irrational thoughts, poor concentration, negative schema, absolutist thinking.