Clinical depression (also called major-depressive disorder or unipolar depression) is a common psychiatric disorder, characterized by a persistent lowering of mood, loss of interest in usual activities and diminished ability to experience pleasure

SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS

• Reduced self-esteem
• Pessimism
• Guilt
• Loss of interest
• Loss of enjoyment (anhedonia)
• Suicidal thinking
• Reduced appetite
• Weight change
• Disturbed sleep
• Fatigue
• Loss of libido
• Bowel disturbance
• Motor retardation (slowing of activity)