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==Overview==
Physical examination of patients with [[major depressive disorder]] is usually normal.
==Physical Examination==
Physical examination of patients with [[major depressive disorder]] is usually normal.
A [[mental status examination]] may provide valuable information in patients with [[major depressive disorder]]: <ref>{{cite book | last = Boland | first = Robert | title = Kaplan & Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry | publisher = Wolters Kluwer | location = Philadelphia | year = 2022 | isbn = 1975145569 }}</ref>
*'''General appearance:'''
**Psychomotor agitation or retardation
**Poor eye contact
**Tearful
**Inattentive to personal appearance
*'''[[Affect]]''':
**Constricted or labile
*'''[[Mood]]''':
**Depressed
**Irritable
**Frustrated
**Sad
*'''[[Speech]]''':
**Little or no spontaneity
**Monosyllabic
**Long pauses
**Soft, low monotone
*'''Thought content''':
**[[Suicidal ideation]]
**Obsessive rumination
**Pervasive feelings of [[hopelessness]], [[helplessness]], [[worthlessness]], [[guilt]]
**Somatic preoccupation
**Indecisiveness
**Poverty of through content
**Mood-congruent [[hallucinations]] and [[delusions]]
*'''[[Cognition]]''':
**Distractile
**Difficulty concentrating
**Poor memory
**Apparent disorientation
**Impaired abstract thinking
*'''Insight and judgment''':
**Impaired
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Psychiatry]]

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Physical examination of patients with major depressive disorder is usually normal.

Physical Examination

Physical examination of patients with major depressive disorder is usually normal. A mental status examination may provide valuable information in patients with major depressive disorder: [1]

  • General appearance:
    • Psychomotor agitation or retardation
    • Poor eye contact
    • Tearful
    • Inattentive to personal appearance
  • Affect:
    • Constricted or labile
  • Mood:
    • Depressed
    • Irritable
    • Frustrated
    • Sad
  • Speech:
    • Little or no spontaneity
    • Monosyllabic
    • Long pauses
    • Soft, low monotone
  • Thought content:
  • Cognition:
    • Distractile
    • Difficulty concentrating
    • Poor memory
    • Apparent disorientation
    • Impaired abstract thinking
  • Insight and judgment:
    • Impaired

References

  1. ↑ Boland, Robert (2022). Kaplan & Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 1975145569.
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