depression

• depression symptoms

  • excess sleeping or insomnia
  • persistent fatigue
  • loss of libido
  • sudden and extreme weight gain/loss
• to diagnose depression, a patient must experience 2/3 of these:

  • depressive mood
  • loss of interest & ability to enjoy
  • persistent fatigue
• prevalence

  • 4%-10% of people experience depression
  • 42% recover after therapy
  • more common in females
  • 1% of children between 5-16 suffer
  • over 50% of adults w depression are diagnosed during childhood