The document discusses the differences between sadness and depression. Sadness is a temporary reaction to life's difficulties but depression is a clinical mood disorder. Sadness symptoms are less intense and don't interfere with daily life, while depression symptoms are more severe and long-lasting, negatively impacting work and relationships. The document provides questions to help determine if one's sadness may be clinical depression requiring professional treatment.

1. Is it depression or sadness?
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2. Sadness v/s Depression
● Sadness is a natural everyday ● Depression is a clinical mood
reaction to life’s ongoing struggles disorder and affects about 121
and difficulties. million people around the world.
● Most of us experience this at one ● All those who experience sadness
time or another in our life time. are not clinically depressed.
● Sadness is a temporary
phenomenon and is proportionate ● Sadness lasting for at least a few
to situation or event. weeks can be labeled as
depression. Most of the times the
reaction to the triggering event is
disproportionate or occurs even in
absence of an event.
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3. ● Sadness mimics all the symptoms ● Depression symptoms such as
of depression such as crying, crying, feeling pessimistic,
feeling pessimistic, frustration, frustration, feeling a loss, anger or
feeling a loss, anger or irritation, irritation, change in food or sleep
change in food or sleep patterns for habits are more intense and last for
a few days and with lesser many weeks or months.
intensity.
● The person is able to pull himself
● Often the person wants to get out
up and the feelings are not of these emotions however he is
overwhelming enough to interfere unable to do so by himself and his
with ones day to day activities and work, routine activities and
work or relationships. relationship suffers.
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4. Depression
● Negative thoughts and feelings of ● Negative thoughts and feelings of
worthlessness and hopelessness or worthlessness and hopelessness or
helplessness are present in helplessness are generalized to
sadness to a smaller extent and each and every aspect of the
are not generalized to all aspects of persons life.
the persons life.
● Sadness is not fatal.
● Depression can be fatal if severe
and the person commits suicide.
● Sadness can be healed given time
or with the help of positive thinking ● Depression requires professional
or with intervention of well wishers. help of psychotherapist and/ or
medication.
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5. Test whether you are depressed or
just sad?
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6. Are you depressed or just sad?
If the answer to the following questions are yes then you might want to consult a
psychotherapist to take a test of depression to figure out where you are:
(1)Do you avoid meeting friends / relatives and prefer to keep to yourself?
(2)Do you feel irritated / angry / restless / low on energy / fatigued /hopelessness /
lack concentration / aches and pains without any plausible reason?
(3)Are you crying / near tears?
(4)Is there a significant change in eating and / or sleeping patterns?
(5)Do you find it difficult to go about your daily routine with enthusiasm?
(6)Do you find yourself constantly complaining, thinking pessimistically about life?
(7)Do you often have thoughts of death?
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7. Disclaimer
The screening test on this presentation is intended solely for the purpose of
identifying the symptoms of depressive disorders, and is not designed to provide
a diagnosis for clinical depression. An accurate diagnosis for depression and
other psychiatric disorders can only be made by a physician or qualified mental
health professional after a complete evaluation, including a physical exam to rule
out any medical illnesses or conditions. The screening test on this presentation is
not appropriate for, and should not be completed by, persons under age 18.
Persons under age 18 with symptoms of depression are advised to talk with their
parents or guardians about seeing a physician or qualified mental health
professional for a complete evaluation.
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