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Symptoms and Signs of Depression

When people are depressed they often experience:

Negative feelings about themselves
Sadness, apathy (especially prolonged) or irritable mood
A tendency to blame themselves
Loss or increase of appetite (significant changes in weight)
Changes in sleep patterns
Constant fatigue
Chronic but unexplained aches and pains
Loss of interest in life
An inability to make decisions
An inability to analyze and solve problems

They may act out by:

Increasing alcohol or other drug use
Changing their pattern of school attendance; truancy
Becoming delinquent
Showing major changes in school performance
Becoming sexually promiscuous
Taking risk; involving themselves in dangerous undertakings
Fighting with friends, family and teachers
Changing their level of activity (e.g. restlessness to boredom)
Rejecting past friends, family
Having more accidents; driving dangerously
Running away from home

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