depression
Let an agent explain depression and its forms, symptoms and causes in general terms, relay treatment and support information from health bodies, route people in crisis to emergency services and helplines first, and route personal questions to clinicians.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain depression and its forms, symptoms and causes in general terms, relay treatment and support information from health bodies, route people in crisis to emergency services and helplines first, and route personal questions to clinicians.
A mental health condition characterised by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in sleep, appetite, energy, concentration and self-worth that impair daily life, occurring as major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, depression during and after pregnancy, and depression secondary to illness or medication; depression is common, treatable with psychological therapies and medication under clinical guidelines, and is described here in general terms with people in crisis directed to emergency and helpline services first.
What it is for: A common mood disorder.
It can be explain forms and symptoms; relay treatment information; route crises first; route personal questions.
Distinguishing features
Persistent symptoms
Functional impairment
Treatable
Common
What it looks like
Not visible; experienced and reported symptoms.
How it is recognised
Persistent low mood and loss of interest impairing life
Major, persistent, perinatal, secondary forms
Sadness is a normal emotion; bipolar disorder includes mania; grief is a response to loss
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - the biological research entry
is related to - a contributing factor
is related to - a condition sometimes co-occurring in severe depression
In practice
Families and kinds
major depressive disorder
persistent depressive disorder
perinatal and postnatal depression
depression secondary to illness or medication
depression in children and older adults
Standards and regulation
Clinical guidelines for depression
Diagnostic classifications
Mental health law and crisis services
Failure modes and hazards
Failing to route people at risk to emergency help
Agents giving personal diagnosis or treatment advice
Stigmatising language
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.depression-act
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Safety Safety first.
Crisis routing.
Crisis
Crisis.
Crisis
Crisis.
- Is the user or someone else at immediate risk of harm, requiring emergency services or a crisis helpline now? boundary
- Which entry fits crisis helplines for the user country? action
Support
Getting help.
Support
Support.
- How can someone seek help from a doctor, mental health service or trusted person, according to health bodies? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own condition, which needs a clinician? boundary
Understand What depression is.
General information.
Concept
Concept and forms.
Concept
Concept.
- What is depression, and how do major, persistent, perinatal and secondary forms differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific form? action
Causes
Causes and risk factors.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes and risk factors do health bodies and research describe, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Treat Treatment and recovery.
Guidance.
Treatment
Treatments.
Treatment
Treatment.
- What psychological therapies, medications and other treatments do guidelines describe, in general terms? provenance
- Is the presentation free of personal dosing or treatment advice? boundary
Self-care
Self-care and support.
Self-care
Self-care.
- What self-care, lifestyle and peer support approaches do health bodies recommend alongside treatment? provenance
- Which entry fits mental health support? action
Learn Society and teaching.
Education.
Society
Stigma and society.
Society
Society.
- How do stigma and culture affect depression and help-seeking, and what language do organisations recommend? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can depression be taught in mental health education? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should perinatal depression be a separate entry?
- How should helplines be linked by country?
- How should guidelines be linked?