What is psychotic depression?
Psychotic depression is a subtype of major depression. It is marked by a depressed mood, coupled with psychosis. Psychosis is an altered sense of reality, it is often marked with hallucinations (visions or sounds that do not exist) and delusions (false beliefs).
How do members experience psychotic depression?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with psychotic depression*
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Self isolation
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Nothing reported yet
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Stress
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Self injury or harm
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Social withdrawal
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Feeling like everything in the world is connected
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Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for psychotic depression*
Who has psychotic depression on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 8 | |
| 20s | 47 | |
| 30s | 57 | |
| 40s | 75 | |
| 50s | 63 | |
| 60s | 53 | |
| 70+ | 17 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 78 | |
| Female | 229 |