severe depression accompanied by extreme anxiety and agitation
Also called (formerly): agitated melancholia
Examples of 'agitated depression' in a sentence
agitated depression
The case illustrates that this symptom can be easily mistaken for worsening agitated depression.
Penders TM, Agarwal S, Rohaidy RV 2013, 'Persistent akathisia masquerading as agitated depression after use of ziprasidonein the treatment of bipolar depression', Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatmenthttp://www.dovepress.com/persistent-akathisia-masquerading-as-agitated-depression-after-use-of--a12657. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, it suggests that patients with agitated depression may particularly benefit from botulinum toxin treatment.
Marc Axel Wollmer, Marc Axel Wollmer, Nadeem eKalak, Stephanie eJung, Stephanie eJung,Claas eDeBoer, Michelle eMagid, Jason S Reichenberg, Serge eBrand, Edith eHolsboer-Trachsler,Tillmann H.C. Kruger 2014, 'Agitation predicts response of depression to botulinum toxin treatment in a randomizedcontrolled trial', Frontiers in Psychiatryhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00036/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)