How many symptoms must be present
What is four?
These medications are the first line of treatment for major depressive disorder.
What are SSRIs?
How many weeks must these symptoms be present.
What is 2 weeks?
It is called this when a patient has thoughts of suicide.
Suicidal Ideation
This depressive disorder may occur in the winter months.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Name four symptoms you must have (can be any of the symptoms).
What is depressed mood most of the day, loss of interest, appetite disturbance, hypersomnia/insomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation (moving a lot or too little), fatigue, feeling worthless or having inappropriate guilt, diminished concentration, and recurrent thoughts of death?
This class of medication is commonly used for depression with anxiety.
What are SNRIs?