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Re:A new form of brain stimulation relieved severe depressio... by 0xcde4c3db on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @11:37AM (#22804168)
Most people certainly do not meet all of the criteria you list, especially #2 ("Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day."). I can understand some confusion over #4 ("A slowing down of thought and a reduction of physical movement (observable by others, not merely subjective feelings of restlessness or being slowed down)."), which can be read as describing ordinary fatigue but is actually about a different pattern called "psychomotor retardation" [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychomotor_retardation

Re:A new form of brain stimulation relieved severe depressio... by solinent on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @11:52AM (#22804316)
With epidemology it's hard to tell the difference, there's no identified mechanism for depression or psychomotor retardation.

Perhaps they're in the same category? All psychological disease categories are co-morbid with each other.

What about existential crises? Do people who have those also have depression?