Explanation Of Symbols Depressed mood, guilt, self-harm, agitation, distractibility, apathy, and impaired executive functioning are all part of the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. As expected, these classical symptoms of major depression decreased as my patients recovered. However, the Quality of Life Scale also showed that other important symptoms decreased as my patients recovered from their depression, namely: Generalized anxiety Hostility Forgetfulness Personal neglect Its important to note that, except for 2 patients that committed suicide, none of the other depressed patients remained suicidal. The terrible pain of depression was time-limited. Eighty percent of individuals with major depressive disorder recover within one year. Some even recover after 3 months. Thus suicide is a tragic waste of life; especially when major depressive disorder is so time-limited
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