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. 2024 Oct 18;16(20):3539. doi: 10.3390/nu16203539

Table 1.

Symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

MDD [30] GAD [30]
Affective Depressed mood or loss
of interest or pleasure.
Feelings of emptiness.
Psychomotor agitation.
Feelings of worthlessness.
Excessive/inappropriate guilt.
Irritability.
Excessive anxiety or worry.
Irritability.
Sense of impending danger or doom.
Panic.
Cognitive Difficulty paying attention or
concentrating.
Indecisiveness.
Impaired memory.
Difficulty concentrating.
Mind going blank.
Somatic Psychomotor agitation.
Feeling heavy or like there is
lead in the body.
Pain (ex—back pain, headaches).
Restlessness.
Restlessness.
Muscle tension.
Heart palpitations/racing.
Nausea/gastric issues.
Hyperventilation.
Cognitive Difficulty paying attention
or concentrating.
Indecisiveness.
Impaired memory.
Easy fatigue.
Insomnia/hypersomnia.