DEPRESSION
RUBRICS:
Mind-sadness
Mind-grief-ailments from
Mind-suicidal disposition
AETIOLOGY
Disappointed love, mortification, mourning, failure in business, etc.
MODALITIES
Time: specific hour, on waking, morning, evening, night, sunset, sunrise, etc.
Consolation (agg./amel.): desire, aversion
Company (agg./amel.): aversion, desire, alone (agg./amel.), etc.
Menses: before, during, after
MENTAL
Expression: silent grief, weeps easily, cannot weep, sighing, etc.
Mood swings: sadness alternating with cheerfulness, irritability, etc.
Mental functions: dullness, lack of concentration, weakness of memory, etc.
Indifference: to loved ones, pleasure, everything, etc.
Music (agg./amel.): desires sad music, sensitive to music, etc.
Suicidal disposition: thoughts, of shooting, jumping (impulse to), hanging, knife, etc.
PHYSICAL
Chest oppression, lump in the throat, etc.
Sleep:
Sleepiness, spasmodic yawning, jerking of extremities on falling asleep, weeping, talking, shouting in sleep, etc.
Sleeplessness: grief from, thoughts from, waking after, waking frequent (specific time), dwelling on past disagreeable occurrences, etc.
Dreams: frightful, anxious, sad, etc.
Foods(des./avers.): salt, fruits, sweets, etc.
Sexual desire: diminished, increased, violent etc.
CONCOMITANTS
Hair falling, leucorrhea, constipation, weakness etc.