Qualitative research by Ugarriza (2002) looked at how elderly women experience and view depression. The symptoms that the informants in this study emphasized MOST were:
a. feelings of guilt and worthlessness
b. fatigue and weakness
c. weight loss and anorexia
d. suicidal ideation and lack of a sense of future
B
In the study by Ugarriza (2002), the researcher found that informants emphasized the experience of feelings of fatigue and weakness as major components of depression, in contrast to DSM-IV, which emphasized feelings of guilt, worthlessness, weight loss, and suicidal ideation.
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