Depression

DDx

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  • Bipolar disorder

DDX

  • Normal grief response
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Alcohol, sedative, or opiate abuse
  • Stimulant withdrawal, eg, cocaine, amphetamines
  • Anxiety disorder, eg, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Domestic violence
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Dementia, parkinsonism, or stroke
  • Other chronic medical illness, eg, anemia, chronic infection, renal failure
  • Drug-induced, eg, reserpine, corticosteroids, oral contraceptives, clonidine, levodopa
  • Cushing’s syndrome
  • Personality disorder, eg, borderline

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Last updated: February 24, 2015