Depression
Dimension 813 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Depression measures the presence and severity of depressive experience in an expression, including hopeless self-appraisal, loss of interest or purpose, low energy, fatigue, and difficulty initiating activity. It encompasses both cognitive-affective despair and slowed, depleted functioning.
evidence final name · Evidence Repeating
Minimal Depression
Expressions activating this band show little to no clear depressive experience, with content that is largely unrelated, procedural, or externally focused rather than centered on mood, motivation, or hopelessness.
Moderate Depression
Expressions activating this band convey negative self-worth, failure, lack of reason for living, restless sleep, and difficulty starting activities, indicating a clearly depressed state with both emotional and functional impairment.
Severe Depression
Expressions activating this band center on profound loss of energy, inability to get going, pervasive tiredness, inactivity, and loss of interest, indicating a deeply depleted depressive state dominated by anhedonia and psychomotor slowing.
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Low Evidence Repeating: Content characterized by thank, result, cfr, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect evidence repeating at this level.
Moderate Evidence Repeating: Content characterized by hate, thought, felt, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect evidence repeating at this level.
High Evidence Repeating: Content characterized by repeating, conclusive, california, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect evidence repeating at this level.