Depressive syndrome

Depressive syndrome is a mental disorder, the main symptoms of which are loss of interest (anhedonia), loss of the ability to experience pleasure or joy (dyshedonia), decreased activity, decreased energy and physical endurance (adynamia and asthenic syndrome); decreased mood (hypotymia), the occurrence of depressive reactions (recurrent depression in the form of varying in duration and periodically repeating phases of depression of varying severity).

Depressive syndrome occurs with acute mood disorders. In some cases, its causes remain unclear (including in cases where organic pathology of the brain cannot be identified). There are situational and endogenous depression. It is often caused by severe stress, psychological trauma, prolonged influence of psychogenic disorders, excessive mental or physical stress. Somatization of depression is relatively rare in children, but its prevalence among adults is very high. With all the variety of etiological factors of depressive syndrome, first of all it is necessary to exclude possible somatic causes of the disease, as well as the presence of a mental illness. Biological factors play a significant role in the occurrence of the depressive state itself. These include heredity, metabolic disorders, the endocrine system, and diseases that cause organ