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Friday, February 13, 2015

Depression: symptoms and signs (DSM-IV criteria) Mnemonic


AWESOME:

Affect flat
Weight change (loss or gain)
Energy, loss of
S ad feelings/ S uicide thoughts or plans or attempts/ S exual inhibition/ Sleep change (loss or excess)/ Social withdrawal 

Others (guilt, loss of pleasure, hopeless)
Memory loss
E
motional blunting

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