The psychologist listed the main symptoms of depression

Clinical psychologist Daria Salnikova told us what symptoms indicate the presence of depression.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Tuesday, March 18, the initial stage of depression can be identified by a number of signs. For example, if a person is in a bad mood for a long time, if he is worried about insomnia, apathy, or unwillingness to do something, even get out of bed. Also, during this period, a person has sadness, anger, aggression and other negative emotional states.

These signs indicate clinical depression only if they occur with a person for more than two months without interruption.

"In modern realities, as soon as people start feeling sad, they think they are depressed, but in 30% of cases this is not the case. Maybe this is a normal mental reaction to, for example, fatigue," the psychologist noted.

She stressed that experiencing a different range of emotions, including negative ones, is normal for a healthy psyche.

In particularly severe stressful situations, you can get out of a negative state within two to three months, after that, if the condition has not improved, you should seek help from a specialist.

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Doctors told why people who search for diagnoses on the Internet consider others to be abnormal.

On March 14, Sergo Tsenteradze, a neurologist and somnologist, told Izvestia that sleep disorders can be a factor provoking depression. The neurologist emphasized that sleep is necessary for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases.

Before that, on March 13, psychologist Daria Dugentsova warned that antidepressants are not needed for mild forms of depression. According to her, in such cases, experts recommend using cognitive behavioral therapy, physical activity, as well as observing sleep patterns, practicing social support and meditation, writes RT. In no case should you take them without the supervision of a specialist, informs 360.ru .

In February, psychologist and psychotherapist Alexander Vronsky told how to reduce the risk of a spring flare-up. According to him, it is necessary to increase the amount of hormones serotonin and dopamine. You can eat foods rich in tryptophan. These are nuts, soy, dairy products, tomatoes, dark chocolate. In addition, in order for tryptophan to be synthesized into serotonin, magnesium is needed, which is found in nuts, pumpkin seeds, tuna, dairy products, and cereals.

Earlier Pravda.Ru She wrote that foods such as fatty fish, lean meat, eggs, avocados, berries, and leafy green vegetables help to combat anxiety and depression.