Fast Five Quiz: Are You Familiar With Stress-Related Medical Conditions?

Among the criteria for a major depressive disorder, at least five of the following symptoms have to have been present during the same 2-week period (and at least one of the symptoms must be diminished interest/pleasure or depressed mood):

• Depressed mood: For children and adolescents, this can also be an irritable mood

• Diminished interest or loss of pleasure in almost all activities (anhedonia)

• Significant weight change or appetite disturbance: For children, this can be failure to achieve expected weight gain

• Sleep disturbance (insomnia or hypersomnia)

• Psychomotor agitation or retardation

• Fatigue or loss of energy

• Feelings of worthlessness

• Diminished ability to think or concentrate; indecisiveness

• Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or specific plan for committing suicide

For more on depression, read here.

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Cite this: Richard H. Sinert. Fast Five Quiz: Are You Familiar With Stress-Related Medical Conditions? - Medscape - Aug 28, 2015.