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Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
diminished interest in activities every day
significant weight loss or weight gain
insomnia or hypersomnia every day
restlessness or lathargy every day
frequent fatigue
feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt
difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions
recurrent thoughts of death or suicide |
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| diagnostic criteria for a manic episode |
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inflated self esteem or grandiosity
decreased need for sleep
excessive talking or pressured speech
racing thoughts
extreme distractability
increase in goal directed activity
excessive pursuit of pleasurable but folish activities |
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same as mania but less so...doesnt affect everyday life
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| diagnostic criteria for dysthymic disorder |
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depressed mood for most of the day, most days for two years or more
presence, while depressed, of two of the following:
poor appetite or over-eating
insomnia or fatigue
low self esteem
poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
feelings of hopelessness |
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| on average ppl go through about four mood cycles in the first ten years they have it |
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| same as bipolar I except ppl experience hypomanic episodes vs full manic episodes |
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| less sever but more constant mood swings that continue over two years or more. mood alternates between hypomanic highs and dysthymic lows. |
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