Depression

Depression in brief

• It is categorized in Mood disorders by DSM-5
• Depression could be considered as a SSP characterized by low mood and aversion to activity.
• Also it could be an entity which has a package of SSPs including:
  • Depression
  • Cognition impaired
  • Concentration difficult
  • Anorexia, Weight loss
  • Fatigue
• Depression affects a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being.
• Loss of motivation or interest in, Reduced pleasure or joy
• Its underlying mechanism is General Parasympathetic Hyperactivity

Related disease	Related entities	Miasms
MDD Bipolar disorder Chronic Fatigue syndrome Dysthymia Substance use disorder	Bradykinesia Anxiety Fatigue	This is the list of miasms which has the sign of depression DHF GSS, HAV, HBV, HIV, NVCJD B19, BKV/ JCV, EBV, EEE/WEE, FFI, HPV, HSV-1, HSV-1, INFL, JE, PLV, RBOL, RNV, STLE, VEE, VSV, VZV, YF These 6 miasms have a good coverage on Depression entity: EBV, B19, HSV-1, PLV, HBV, RBOL

Miasmatic approach

	EBV	HIV	HSV-1	VZV	B19	INFL	HBV	HSV-2	PLV	RBOL
Depression
Orthostatic hypotention		++	+++
Chronic Fatigue syndrome	+++			++
Bradychinesia		+++
Cognition impaired
Concentration difficult
Anorexia
Weight loss