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DSM-IV criteria for major depression

At least five of the following symptoms for at least two weeks (symptom 1 or 2 must be present):

  1. Depressed mood
  2. Loss of interest or pleasure
  3. Significant appetite or weight loss or gain
  4. Insomnia or hypersomnia
  5. Psychomotor agitation or retardation
  6. Fatigue or loss of energy
  7. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
  8. Impaired thinking or concentration; indecisiveness
  9. Suicidal thoughts/thoughts of death.
DSM-IV = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th edition.

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