How to distinguish depression and neurasthenia

Depression and neurasthenia can be distinguished by symptoms, onset population, clinical examination and other methods.

1, symptoms of

depression patients usually appear depressed, self-worth, loss of interest and fun and other symptoms. And neurasthenia is mainly manifested as mental fatigue, often accompanied by trouble, irritability, sleep disorders and other symptoms.

2, the

incidence of depression in the population of alcoholism, postpartum and other people. And neurasthenia occurs in teachers, programmers and other mental workers.

3, clinical examination such

as doctor physical examination, rapid depression symptom self-assessment questionnaire, Hamilton depression scale, etc., can judge whether the patient is in a depressed state, so as to be able to distinguish between depression and neurasthenia.