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DEPRESSION

Depression is a mood disorder wherein the patient have a pervasive sad mood or loss of interest in most activities for at least 2 weeks.

It can cause significant distress & impairment. It is also a chronic, episodic and relapsing syndrome.

Treatment can either be by psychotherapy alone or pharmacotherapy alone or psychotherapy combined with pharmacological therapy.

Patient Education

Educate patient and family members on the disorder to prevent stigmatization and underestimation of the severity of major depression
Counsel on treatment goals, treatment options, psychotherapy, choice of drug, side effects and time to see effect

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