{"id":1038,"date":"2022-06-23T23:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/?page_id=1038"},"modified":"2022-08-21T19:13:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T11:13:18","slug":"symptoms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1038\" class=\"elementor elementor-1038 elementor-1037\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1df9c61 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1df9c61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"raven-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1438\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/museum\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">What is Depression?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1439\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/depression-vs-sadness\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Depression vs Sadness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/symptoms\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/co-morbidity-with-other-mental-problems\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Co-morbidity with other mental problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">What is Depression?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1439\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/depression-vs-sadness\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Depression vs Sadness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/symptoms\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/co-morbidity-with-other-mental-problems\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Co-morbidity with other mental problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/causes\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Causes<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/img_cp_2_3-min-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/img_cp_2_3-min-751x1024.png 751w, https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/img_cp_2_3-min-768x1047.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd4e67\" data-id=\"5cd4e67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17776ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17776ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"red-font\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/title_icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" \/>Feelings<\/div><ul><li>Having prolonged depressed mood<\/li><li>Feeling anxious, worried, and having intrusive, upsetting thoughts<\/li><li>Becoming emotional or upset for no particular reason<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t want to see people or don&#8217;t feel comfortable to be left alone; see social activities as something unmanageable.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"red-font\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/title_icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" \/>Thoughts<\/div><ul><li>Seeing oneself as a burden to others<\/li><li>Seeing no future, loss of hope<\/li><li>Feeling of having no confidence<\/li><li>Feeling that life is unfair<\/li><li>Feeling that life is &#8220;passing you by&#8221;<\/li><li>Feeling worthless; All you&#8217;ve ever done is making mistakes and that&#8217;s all that you ever will do.<\/li><li>Feeling life isn&#8217;t worth living.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"red-font\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/title_icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" \/>Behaviours<\/div><ul><li>Feeling shortness of temper, or irritability<\/li><li>Having difficulties in making decisions<\/li><li>Doing less of what you used to enjoy<\/li><li>Feeling as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes unattainable<\/li><li>Spending a lot of time thinking about what is wrong about yourself; may also feel guilty when being criticized by others<\/li><li>Having thoughts of death or becoming suicidal<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"red-font\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/title_icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" \/>Physical conditions<\/div><ul><li>Having difficulties in concentrating during the day<\/li><li>Suffering from sudden increase or decrease of appetite<\/li><li>Suddenly increasing or decreasing in body weight<\/li><li>Having disrupted sleep, sometimes with nightmares; Persisting insomnia or feel sleepy all the time<\/li><li>Getting up earlier than usual in the mornings or having difficulty getting back to sleep; being exhausted on wakings<\/li><li>Always feeling tired<\/li><li>Suffering from aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause<\/li><\/ul><p>If the above-mentioned symptoms have persisted for more than two weeks, and that they are remarkably affecting performance at school or work and interpersonal relationships, don&#8217;t hesitate! Make a call to counselling hotlines, or seek advice from your physician immediately! You may also schedule an appointment with a school counsellor, educational\/clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist to discuss your problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5068c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5068c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td nowrap><span class=\"reference2\">References:<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"reference\">\t\nAmerican Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders \u2013 Text revision (4th ed.). 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