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Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity. It affects about 3.5% of the global population, or about 280 million people worldwide, as of 2020. Depression affects a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being. The pleasure or joy that a person gets from certain experiences is reduced, and the afflicted person…

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Causes
Brain chemistry, genetics, life events, medical conditions, personality
Diagnostic method
Patient Health Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory
Differential diagnosis
Anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder
Prevention
Social connections, physical activity
Risk factors
Stigma of mental health disorder
Specialty
Psychiatry, psychology

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Depression (mood)

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Depression (mood)

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related to External links · 4
Depression (mood) → Depression, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Causes · 1
Depression (mood) → Brain chemistry, genetics, life events, medical conditions, personality
Diagnostic method · 1
Depression (mood) → Patient Health Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory
Differential diagnosis · 1
Depression (mood) → Anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder
Prevention · 1
Depression (mood) → Social connections, physical activity
Risk factors · 1
Depression (mood) → Stigma of mental health disorder
Specialty · 1
Depression (mood) → Psychiatry, psychology
Symptoms · 1
Depression (mood) → Low mood, aversion to activity, loss of interest, loss of feeling pleasure
Treatment · 1
Depression (mood) → Psychotherapy, psychopharmacology

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Depression (mood)CausesBrain chemistry, genetics, life events, medical conditions, personality1.00infobox
Depression (mood)Diagnostic methodPatient Health Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory1.00infobox
Depression (mood)Differential diagnosisAnxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder1.00infobox
Depression (mood)PreventionSocial connections, physical activity1.00infobox
Depression (mood)Risk factorsStigma of mental health disorder1.00infobox
Depression (mood)SpecialtyPsychiatry, psychology1.00infobox
Depression (mood)SymptomsLow mood, aversion to activity, loss of interest, loss of feeling pleasure1.00infobox
Depression (mood)TreatmentPsychotherapy, psychopharmacology1.00infobox
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