Depression

Question 1

COre symptoms

Answer 1

Low mood
Loss of interest and enjoyment (anhedonia)
Reduce energy (anergia)

Question 2

Organic differentials of depression

Answer 2

Neurological: MS, Parkinson;s, Huntingtons, Spinal cord injury, CVA, head injury, cerebral tumours

Endocrine: thyroid and parathyroid, bushings/addisons

Infections: HIV/Aids, syphilis, typhoid, brucellosis, infectious, mononucleosis, herpes simplex,

Iatrogenic- secondary to prescription of opiates, L-dopa, steroids

Others- malignancies, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, renal failure, porphyria