抑郁症

情绪变化，包括感到悲伤、易怒、生气或暴躁.
对爱好、运动或社交活动失去兴趣
在过去令人愉快的活动中缺乏乐趣
Changes in appetite; loosing or gaining a lot of weight
Changes in energy level
睡眠困难或比平时睡得多
Persistent thoughts of suicide or death
身体症状(头痛、消化问题、疼痛)

Sadness is a universal feeling. 面对压力感到悲伤或沮丧是正常的， disappointment, or failure. 这些感觉通常是可控的，也往往不可控 significantly interfere in everyday life. Feelings of sadness usually begin to fade 几天后，人们开始恢复正常.

Clinical depression is very different. It includes mood disorders that involve the brain, the mind, and the body in complex ways. Comparing everyday "blues" to depression is like comparing a cold to pneumonia. 临床抑郁症患者有明显的症状他们日常功能的变化会持续两周或更长时间. 这可能这意味着他们很难跟上学业或工作职责或者他们可能会发现与朋友交往或跟上他们的节奏非常困难自我保健. 临床抑郁症可以摧毁一个人的生活乐趣，并可以使食物、朋友、性或任何其他形式的快乐都没有吸引力.

Signs of Clinical 抑郁症

Physical Symptoms:

食欲改变(吃得多或少)或体重减轻/增加
Having less energy or feeling fatigued
睡眠问题——失眠、睡过头、早醒或半夜醒来
头痛，消化问题，或疼痛

Behavioral Symptoms:

在曾经令人愉快的活动中失去乐趣——对爱好失去兴趣; sports or social events
难以集中注意力、记忆或做决定
难以自理或难以承担日常责任的

Emotional Symptoms:

Sad or 'blah' mood lasting two weeks or longer
Frequent crying
Feeling irritable, angry, or agitated
Feeling hopeless, helpless, guilty or worthless
持续有自杀或死亡的想法-请访问 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or AFSP

Types of 抑郁症

抑郁症有不同的类型，包括重度抑郁症，心境恶劣，和 Bipolar Disorder.

Major 抑郁症 包括上述症状的组合，干扰你的能力 work, sleep, eat, and enjoy life.

心境恶劣 包括长期、慢性的抑郁症症状，本质上不那么严重 but still negatively affect your functioning.

Bipolar Disorder 包括抑郁期与兴高采烈期交替出现 activity, known as mania. 躁狂状态下的人可能会说得太多或者有 little need for sleep. 他们的思考和判断会受到影响，他们可能会参与其中冲动，鲁莽的行为是危险的，或者会给他们带来问题.

Getting Help

好消息是抑郁症是可以治疗的. Most cases are treated successfully with a therapy and medication, as needed. Making behavioral changes, like increasing 你得到的运动量也可以帮助改善你的情绪. Skidmore has resources 帮助学生识别和治疗抑郁症的方法:

phq - 9-保健服务部门的工作人员接受了处理这9个问题的培训 depression scale. phq - 9通常在学生预约时使用 at Health Services. 这有利于筛选所有的学生，无论 the reason for their visit. Click here to view phq - 9.

咨询—Short-term therapy is available through the 咨询 Center. 根据具体情况进行药物治疗或长期治疗. 要预约，请在约翰逊大厦一楼的办公室或 call 518-580-5555.

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