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Health Tip: Signs of Depression

(HealthDay News) -- About 15 of every 100 adults suffer from depression, according to AARP.

Depression is more than just a case of the blues. AARP offers this list of common warning signs:

  • Difficulty concentrating, problems with memory, and difficulty making decisions.

  • Becoming irritable, angry, worried, agitated, anxious, pessimistic, or indifferent.

  • Over an extended period, being sad or unexplained bouts of crying.

  • Changes in sleep habits, as well as appetite.

  • Loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed.

  • Feelings of hopelessness.

  • Unexplained aches and pains.

Online Medical Reviewer: Sylvia Byrd, RN, BSN, MBA
Online Medical Reviewer: Daphne Pierce-Smith, RN, MSN, FNP, CCRC
Last Annual Review Date: 5/9/2008