Treatment of Asthenic-Depressive Syndrome

In everyday life, people call any sad state "depression." But true depression is a large-scale and long-lasting condition. It cannot pass on its own like ordinary sadness, and tends to worsen. Depression that arises against a background of asthenia forms asthenic-depressive syndrome: a pathological state of physical and emotional fatigue that requires a professional diagnosis and effective treatment. At CSM Clinic in Kyiv you can get a diagnosis, receive treatment using leading hardware methods, and get the psychological help you need.

Asthenic-depressive syndrome is a morbid condition in which physical exhaustion and fatigue (asthenia) are combined with mental low mood (depression).

Causes of Asthenic-Depressive Syndrome

Depression is not just situational or seasonal boredom, when a good mood is temporarily replaced by a bad one. It is not the romantic melancholy that often visits creative people. It is a state of deep emotional, volitional, intellectual and physical depression. A person takes no joy in anything, is interested in nothing and wants nothing. Interest in life is lost seriously and for a long time.

Asthenia is a state of pathological fatigue. It results from physical exhaustion caused by illness or from psycho-emotional overload.

Asthenic-depressive syndrome can be a consequence of certain diseases and conditions:

• diseases of the central nervous system (epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease);
• severe somatic diseases accompanied by immunodeficiency (diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, HIV, cancer);
• major surgeries in the past;
• a history of traumatic brain injury.

Symptoms of Asthenic-Depressive Syndrome

One of the main symptoms of asthenic-depressive syndrome is general weakness and rapid fatigue, which shows up as low work capacity. But this weakness differs in that it does not go away even after proper rest and can last a very long time. Such fatigue is caused by constant overstimulation of the nervous system.

Other characteristic signs of asthenic-depressive syndrome:

• slowed thinking, speech and motor activity;
• increased anxiety;
• emotional lability (sharp mood swings);
• hyperesthesia (heightened sensitivity of the skin and teeth to any stimuli);
• daytime sleepiness and disturbed night sleep.

Notably, young people with asthenic-depressive syndrome show symptoms marked by a predominance of sharply negative emotions. Such young people are prone to tantrums and gloomy self-absorption, anger at everyone and everything, rudeness in communication, unprovoked protests and challenges to society.

Complications of Asthenic-Depressive Syndrome

This disorder often precedes deep depression accompanied by suicidal thoughts. Shortly before it, the low mood suddenly changes to an elevated mood, for which it is enough for the person to simply get a normal rest. This false improvement is a characteristic sign of asthenic-depressive syndrome.

Improper treatment of asthenic-depressive syndrome, or its absence, can lead to a severe functional disorder: vascular dementia. Brain damage is expressed as impaired cognitive functions.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthenic-Depressive Syndrome

Our CSM Clinic offers treatment of asthenic-depressive syndrome in Ukraine based on correction and therapy methods proven in world neurological practice. We aim for the treatment of asthenic-depressive syndrome in Kyiv to be effective and to bring patients the result they hope for.

If you are experiencing a depressive state, tire quickly and suspect you have asthenic-depressive syndrome, our clinic invites you to book a consultation and undergo diagnostics. We have modern diagnostic equipment, and our specialists will treat your complaints with attention and care.

If the diagnosis has already been made and you are looking for an answer to how to treat asthenic-depressive syndrome, our clinic will select an individual treatment plan that takes into account the severity of asthenia and depression, the dominant symptoms and any current illnesses.

To address this disorder, we use hardware methods of influencing the central nervous system. They include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and bioacoustic correction (BAC). A mild form of the syndrome may subside after a few visits to a psychotherapist. A full course of psychotherapy may also be needed.

Sources

• Ministry of Health of Ukraine
• World Health Organization