The Various Ominous Forms Of Depression

Psychotic Depression

Individuals with psychotic depression typically have the same symptoms of major depression, such as a lack of interest in activities, constant fatigue, difficulty sleeping and concentrating, and feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness. However, patients with this type of depression also display symptoms of psychosis, such as hallucinations or seeing and hearing things that are not present, delusions or false beliefs, and paranoia or wrongly believing others are trying to harm them. Similar to other forms of depression, a combination of antidepressant and antipsychotic medications can be used to treat psychotic depression. Electroconvulsive therapy may also be an option.

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