Is major depressive disorder serious? Is depression moderately severe or severe?

Severe depression is already more serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital to see it, or you can also send the situation to the doctor, let the doctor help you analyze the condition, they are more professional and responsible, I believe it will help you.

Some people's depression is not mild, but to moderate to severe depression, so is depression moderate to severe severe?

Moderate to severe depression, to moderate depression patients will have depressed mood, dysthymia, lack of interest and decreased energy, which is one of the typical manifestations and characteristics of moderate depression. Negative emotions such as depression, sadness, disappointment, distress, and depression are quite subtle, persistent, and not easy to change.

Moderate to severe depression requires medication**, note that in general, the effects of Western medicine are "immediate". However, antidepressants are an exception. This is because antidepressants act on the brain and go through a long journey.

Improving the function of neurotransmitters in the brain requires both adequate dosage and sufficient time. It takes at least four to six weeks for any kind of antidepressant to work, and some even take six to eight weeks. This is where the phrase "adequate treatment comes from".

1.pessimistic mood in patients with major depressive disorder - sadness, melancholy; Loss of interest or pleasure in most of the daily activities.

2.Appetite - poor appetite; Significant weight loss.

3.Sleep - insomnia or excessive sleepiness, intractable sleep disorder has become an important feature of the disease, and it has suggestive value in the early stage. Insomnia often precedes all other symptoms, and a return to normal sleep is often the first sign of normalization.

It is characterized by unprovoked, stubborn, long-term, long-lasting insomnia, manifested as early awakening, difficulty falling asleep, shallow sleep, easy to wake up, and unable to fall asleep after waking up in the middle of the night. Experience has shown that with antidepressants**, sleep disturbances are eliminated first, followed by gradual improvement of other depressive symptoms. The use of other sleep aids in an attempt to rule out sleep disorders is counterproductive and makes sleep worse.

Depressed patients wake up early in the morning, especially at 4 or 5 o'clock, which is the period of the lowest mood (consistent with the law of the lowest point of corticosteroid secretion), the most difficult and painful time, the most suicidal thoughts, and certain symptoms are characteristic.

4.Motor activity – significant slowing (motor retardation) or agitation5Feelings of guilt – feeling worthless; Self-blame delusions against the background of pessimism, negativity and depression, such as self-blame and self-guilt, delusions of exhaustion, delusions of nothingness, hypochondriacal illness or delusions of victimization, etc.; Auditory hallucinations are mostly auditory hallucinations with self-condemning content.

6.Attention – reduced ability to think and concentrate; Forgetfulness 7Suicide – repeated thoughts of death; Suicidal ideation or behavior.

Depression is a mood disorder characterized by low mood, which is divided into mild, moderate and severe, with 3 core symptoms plus additional symptoms, a total of 8 symptoms to be able to diagnose major depression. The 3 core symptoms are:

1. Low mood;

2. Decreased interest;

3. Lack of energy or excessive fatigue.

Additional symptoms include low self-esteem, loss of self-confidence and even guilt, recurrent suicidal thoughts or behaviors, slowed thinking or decreased concentration, changes in mental activity, retardation or irritability, any type of sleep disorder, and changes in appetite. The combination of core symptoms and additional symptoms meets 8 criteria to diagnose major depressive disorder. There is a group with psychotic symptoms, and there is a group without psychotic symptoms, psychotic symptoms mainly refer to two types of hallucinations, delusions, and harmony and disharmony between emotions and moods, and these specific classifications have specific diagnostic criteria and must meet these criteria.

In addition, whether there were concomitant somatic symptoms, one group had concomitant somatic symptoms, and the other group did not have concomitant somatic symptoms.

Major depression can cause extreme sadness, hopelessness, guilt, frustration, and in severe cases, suicide, self-injury, and other behaviors.

Major depressive disorder usually refers to major depressive disorder. Such patients have no hope for the future and repeatedly think about things related to death and suicide. They sometimes have symptoms of delusions. In terms of behavior, there may be the following specific manifestations:

1.Physical symptoms: loss of appetite, weight loss, malaise, dizziness, headache, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Because these physical symptoms do not disappear quickly, they put mental stress on the patient, which makes the depression worse, leading to a vicious cycle.

2.The stability of mental health is destroyed: anxiety, depression, panic, irritability and other emotions will occur at the onset of the disease, and the attitude towards people and things will be negative and pessimistic, easy to overthink, love to drill into the horns, and it will be difficult to extricate themselves from it, and it will be impossible to face the problem objectively.

3.Impaired social functioning: patients with major depressive disorder may have unresponsiveness, low speech, and a low voice, making it difficult to communicate with others.

In addition, patients with major depressive disorder may have slow movement, and in severe cases, they will have stupor, basically losing the ability to take care of themselves and can only stay in bed.

4.Extreme thoughts: pessimistic and misanthropic, self-harm, suicidal thoughts or behaviors, and a small number of patients will die due to suicide.

If there are signs of severe depression, you should go to the hospital in time, and your family should give you active companionship and help, but do not persuade them at will, and you should be helped by a professional doctor.