Has it happened to you that you wake up in the morning and you don’t want to do anything, just stay in bed and watch time go by? Despite that, you get up and go about your daily routine and live in ‘automatic mode’. This situation is not normal, you are suffering from high functionality depression. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health (Minsa)from January to August 2022, 179,338 cases of depressionwhile in 2021 313,445 cases were registered nationwide.
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“When we talk about the high function depressiontechnically we refer to the Persistent Depressive Disorder or also known as the dysthymia (DSM V), which is characterized by a constant depressive state that is maintained for periods of not less than two years. This situation can be identified by people who continually alternate with the affected person, since symptoms such as melancholy, sadness, apathy and even a very negative ideation of reality are perceived.commented Leonardo Fuerte Montaño, professor at the Wiener Graduate School.
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The specialist points out that the presence of High-functioning depression causes clinically significant discomfort with deterioration in the social, occupational, or other important areas of the individual’s overall functioning.
“The danger of the lack of treatment is that a major or severe depression can be established with the consequent loss of interest in daily activities, the tone of humor oriented in a negative sense or an acute feeling of hopelessness, which could even lead to the Suicidal ideation begins to lead to the action of attempting against his life.explains the teacher.
symptoms and treatment
Leonardo Fuerte indicates that. Taking into account the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V), the main signs and symptoms of high-functioning depression are: depressed mood for most of the day, poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, or feelings of hopelessness.
“If two of the symptoms indicated are verified during a period followed by two months, the diagnosis of dysthymia is considered.”, added the expert.
seek help
Finally, the teacher explains that if there are signs of suffering from this disease or recognize the symptoms in a family member or friend, it is advisable to talk and deal directly with the affected person and a specialist, since the severity of this disease requires pharmacological treatment in together with psychological therapies.
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