It is very important to detect a first episode of depression early because the treatment can then quickly reduce the symptoms. Depression treated late can lead to complications (1).
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Chronic depression
- Depression is characterized by an association of variable symptoms from one to another (1).
- These symptoms, that can be severe, are present almost every day for at least two weeks. They are a source of distress and have a professional, social and family impact. This is called a characterized depressive episode and not a simple “depression” or a transient depressive reaction (1).
- Depression can affect the body and be responsible for multiple pains, sexual disturbances, a slowdown in activity or, on the contrary, agitation (1).
- The depressed person is not always aware of his disease, and it is the entourage or the doctor during a consultation who evoke the diagnosis of depressive episode (1).
(1) AMELI : Dépression (troubles dépressifs) (accessed 2022-01-31)