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Disease profile

  • Disease name: depression
  • Part: head
  • Department: Psychiatry Department
  • Symptoms and signs: Many people are familiar with depression, but depression is fundamentally different from the general "unhappiness". It has obvious characteristics, and there are three main symptoms, namely, low mood, slow thinking and inhibition of movement.

Causes of depression

1、 Genetic factor

2、 Constitutional factor

3、 Abnormal function and metabolism of central neurotransmitters

4、 Mental factor

The onset of manic depressive psychosis may be related to mental stimulation factors, but it can only be regarded as a trigger.

 

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Ward Director of Depression Treatment Center of Beijing Anding Hospital

Prevention and treatment of depression
We often hear that stars, experts and scholars committed suicide because of depression. Some people around us often say that I am very depressed today.
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