What are Some Signs of Depression?

Depression means that the patient's mood is abnormally low and his mood is depressed. Patients show sorrow, low speech, markedly reduced speech and movements, and poor self-sensation. They often have low self-esteem, self-blame, and self-crime. In severe cases, they have a clear sense of guilt. ^[1]

Depression is often accompanied by changes in certain physiological functions, such as

Affective disorder usually manifests in three forms, namely, changes in the nature of emotions, changes in emotional volatility, and changes in emotional coordination. Changes in the nature of emotions include depression. ^[1]

Emotional disorders refer to pathological emotional states that occupy a significant predominant position in a patient's mental activity, the intensity and duration of which are incompatible with the stimulus of the real environment. The clinical manifestations of the change of emotional properties mainly include emotional upsurge, depression, anxiety, and fear . Normal people can also express these emotional reactions in certain situations, so they can only be used as mental symptoms when the emotional reactions cannot be explained according to their situation and mood background. ^[1]