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Physical examination of patients with major depressive disorder is usually normal.

Physical Examination

Physical examination of patients with major depressive disorder is usually normal. A mental status examination may provide valuable information in patients with major depressive disorder: [1]

  • General appearance:
    • Psychomotor agitation or retardation
    • Poor eye contact
    • Tearful
    • Inattentive to personal appearance
  • Affect:
    • Constricted or labile
  • Mood:
    • Depressed
    • Irritable
    • Frustrated
    • Sad
  • Speech:
    • Little or no spontaneity
    • Monosyllabic
    • Long pauses
    • Soft, low monotone
  • Thought content:
  • Cognition:
    • Distractile
    • Difficulty concentrating
    • Poor memory
    • Apparent disorientation
    • Impaired abstract thinking
  • Insight and judgment:
    • Impaired

References

  1. Boland, Robert (2022). Kaplan & Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 1975145569.