Debbie has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, recurrent. She wants to know what to expect in the future regarding he
r condition. You tell her that according to recent research (Angst 1998, Angst and Preizig, 1996), the median lifetime number of major depressive episodes is:
The essential characteristic of a major depressive episode is a period of at least 2 weeks during which there is a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities. In children and adolescents, mood can be irritable rather than sad. The subject must also experience at least four other symptoms from a list that includes changes in appetite or weight, sleep and psychomotor activity, lack of energy, feelings of underestimation or guilt, difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions. To indicate the existence of a major depressive episode, a symptom must be new or have clearly worsened when compared to the condition of the subject before the episode
Answer: Soraya was not able to see the mold before the fifth day because the bacteria was still devolving. I believe if she are the soup on the forth day she could have possibly gotten sick because of the bacteria in the soup.
