To be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder according to the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), a person needs to have 5 of the the following symptoms every day for at least two weeks straight.
One of these symptoms needs to be either depressed mood or having no pleasure in activities in which they used to find pleasurable.
1. Depressed mood most of the day, feeling sadness, hopeless, and empty.
2. A diminished interest in pleasure in all activities most of the day.
3. Significant weight loss or weight gain.
4. Insomnia or sleeping too much every day.
5. Psychomotor agitation or retardation.
6. Fatigue of loss of energy.
7. Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt.
8. Diminished ability to think or concentrate and having a difficult time making decisions.
9. Recurrent thoughts of death or of thinking of suicide, attempting suicide, or making a plan to commit suicide.
Reference
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) American Psychiatric Association
There is help available.
Seeking professional counseling and medical care if needed.
Follow us on Facebook for more inspiration!
CLICK HERE For Living With Hope Counseling Facebook Page AND "LIKE" IT!
FREE Supports Groups Offered
For Adults of All Ages
Support groups are also for loved ones and family members
For Adults of All Ages
Support groups are also for loved ones and family members
Depression, Feeling Hopeless, Anxiety, and Panic- Every 1st
Saturday at 10:00am- 11:15am- AND- Every
3rd Monday at 7:00pm- 8:15pm
Trauma, PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)- Every 2nd Saturday
at 10:00am- 11:15am
Abuse Recovery- Every 1st Saturday at 2:00pm- 3:15pm
Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Infant Loss, and Stillbirth)- Every 3rd
Tuesday at
7:00pm- 8:15pm
Groups are every month and open-group.
Diane is clinically supervised by Michael Loftis LCSW
Counseling Office is Located at Michael Loftis Counseling
2670 Memorial Blvd
Suite E2
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Suite E2
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
MichaelLoftisLCSW.com
There is ALWAYS HOPE and HEALING!!!!!!!!!!!
Do Not Give Up!!!!!!!!
Diane Gammon M.S.
Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Now Open Full-Time: Days, Evenings, and Saturdays.
Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions
Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
Now Open Full-Time: Days, Evenings, and Saturdays.
Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions
Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
Sliding Scale Fee for Individual Counseling Sessions
Free Support Groups for: Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Hopelessness, Trauma, PTSD, Abuse, and Grief and Loss (Including Miscarriage/ Stillbirth/ Infant loss)
If you are experiencing any combination of the symptoms listed above, see your primary major depressive disorder
ReplyDeletecare physician as soon as possible. They will be able to start you on a course of treatment that can help you cope with your depression, and have the life you deserve to live.