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Major Depression: A combination of symptoms, including depressed mood or loss of interest in most activities for at least two weeks. Other symptoms usually include changes in sleep habits and appetite, loss of concentration, feelings of worthlessness, and fatigue. Frequent thoughts of death or suicide are also sometimes present. Dysthymic Disorder: Low-grade, chronic depression that lasts at least two years. The sufferer experiences depressed mood more frequently than its absence. Bipolar Disorder: Major depressive episodes are alternated with manic episodes. Manic episodes are periods that consist of elated mood and several other symptoms, such as inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, rapid flight of ideas, distractibility, increases in goal-directed activity, and excessive involvement in pleasure-seeking activities. Cyclothymic
Disorder: Numerous periods
of depressive symptoms (less severe than Major Depressive Episode)
alternating with manic symptoms (less severe than those present in Bipolar
Disorder). Alternating periods last at least two years.
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