Rational Tactics Treatment for Depressive Disorders

Abstract

Depression (from Lat. deprimo "to push (down), to suppress") is a mental disorder, the main signs of which are a reduced — depressed, depressed, dreary, anxious, fearful or indifferent — mood and a decrease or loss of the ability to enjoy (anhedonia). Usually, some of the following symptoms are also present: low self-esteem, loss of interest in life and habitual activities, inadequate guilt, pessimism, impaired concentration, fatigue or lack of energy, sleep and appetite disorders, suicidal tendencies. Severe forms of depression are characterized by the so-called "depressive triad": a decrease in mood, inhibition of thinking and motor inhibition.