General practice & primary care · UKMLA & AKT
Depression
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Diagnosis requires ≥5 symptoms, present most of the day, nearly every day, for ≥2 weeks - at least one core symptom must be present
- Core symptoms (at least one required): low mood (often worse in morning); anhedonia
- Additional symptoms: fatigue, sleep disturbance (classically early morning waking), psychomotor change, appetite change, poor concentration/indecisiveness, feelings of worthlessness/guilt, recurrent thoughts of death/suicidal ideation
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