When it's more than just the blues

不仅只是感到悲伤

Feeling down in the dumps every so often is a normal part of life. But when you're gripped by an unrelenting sadness or hopelessness that keeps you from going about your usual routine, it's time to pay attention: it's the hallmark sign of clinical depression, and an estimated 7% of adults will experience it, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Even with this telltale sign in place, it's tough for a depressed person to know if she really has the disease.

生活中时不时的情绪低落是正常的。但当你被无尽的悲伤或绝望笼罩、无法进行正常活动时，你需要当心了：这是临床抑郁症的标志性迹象，据称7%的成年人会患临床抑郁症，美国国家心理卫生研究所表示。即使有了这一迹象，抑郁症患者也很难弄清自己是否患有该疾病。

"Almost all of the symptoms of depression on their own are experienced by everyone at one time or another," explains Jennifer Payne, MD, director of the Women's Mood Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. If you've been dealing with four or more of the following symptoms every day for two weeks, and they've impaired the way you usually function (for example, prevented you from working, being a responsible parent, or seeing friends), it's time to check in with your doctor.

"每个人都曾/会体验抑郁症的所有症状，"医学博士、巴尔的摩约翰霍普金斯大学女性心境障碍中心的主任珍妮弗·佩恩解释道。如果你已连续两周每天都有如下四种或四种以上的症状，且常用机能或已遭损害（比如，阻碍您工作、成为称职的家长或拜访朋友），那么您该去看医生了。

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