Symptom Checklist

Dr.Purnima.A.
Nagaraja
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dhrithi Hospitals
SYMPTOM CHECKLIST
Depression
 Little interest or pleasure in doing things

 Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
 Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
 Feeling tired or having little energy
 Poor appetite or overeating
 Feeling guilty about yourself
 Trouble concentrating on things
 Moving or speaking slowly
 Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself
Anxiety
 Feeling nervous, anxious, or restless

 Not being able to sleep
 Worrying excessively
 Trouble relaxing
 Being so restless that it is hard to sit still
 Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
 Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen
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Phobia
 Persistent and unreasonable fear of an object or situation, such as flying, heights,

animals, blood, etc
 Fear that interferes with your daily life
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
 Excessive concerns about dirt and germs (including the fear of spreading germs to
others); and environmental contaminants, such as household cleaners
 The inability to discard anything because it "may be needed sometime," a fear of
losing something or discarding something by mistake
 Unwanted sexual thoughts that one views as inappropriate and unacceptable
 Repeating routine activities for no logical reason
 Repeating questions over and over
 Repeated intruding images of violence
 Excessive, ritualized hand-washing, showering, bathing, or tooth-brushing
 Repeatedly checking to see if a door is locked or an appliance is turned off
 Mental rituals, such as reciting silent prayers in an effort to make a bad thought go
away
 Counting compulsions: counting panes in windows or billboards along a highway,
for example
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Panic attacks
 Repeated or unexpected “attacks” during which you suddenly are overcome by

intense fear or discomfort for no apparent reason
 Experienced a fear of places or situations where getting help or escape might be
difficult, such as in a crowd or on a bridge
 Felt unable to travel without a companion
 Worried about having a heart attack
 Fear of losing control or "going crazy"
 Shortness of breath, trembling, shaking, chest pain, pounding heart, chills or hot
flushes
Personality disorder
 Lack of empathy
 Lack of guilt
 Unstable interpersonal relationships
 Superiority
 Fear of abandonment
 Entitlement
 Grandiosity
 Anger dyscontrol
 Exploitive and manipulative
 Emotionally over reactive or blunted affect
 Infidelity suspicion
 Bears grudges
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Bipolar
 Feel more confident and capable

 Feel very creative with lots of new ideas and plans
 Decreased need for sleep
 Spend, or wish to spend, significant amounts of money
 Increased irritability
 Talks more fast and loud
 Increased motor activity
Substance use
 Resulted in your failure to fulfill responsibilities with work, school, or family

 Continued despite causing problems for you or your loved ones
 Have you ever felt the need to quit drinking or drug use
 Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking or drug use
 Have you ever had a drink or used drugs first thing in the morning to steady your
nerves or to get rid of a hangover
Post-traumatic stress disorder
 You have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event that caused intense

fear, helplessness, or horror
 Repeated, distressing memories, or dreams
 Acting or feeling as if the event were happening again (flashbacks or a sense of
reliving it)
 Intense physical and/or emotional distress when you are exposed to things that
remind you of the event
 Losing interest in significant activities of your life
 Irritability or outbursts of anger
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Psychosis
 See or hear things that other people cannot see or hear

 Have trouble distinguishing whether something I experience or perceive may be
real or may only be part of my imagination or my dreams.
 Heard two or more voices conversing with one another in voices that other people
would not be able to hear.
 Thinks other people can sometimes read my mind, or I can read other’s minds.
 Believe that someone may be planning to cause me harm
 Believe I have special or supernatural gifts beyond my natural talents
 Have difficulty getting myself organised to complete any kind of daily activity.
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 Little interest or pleasure in doing things

 Feeling nervous, anxious, or restless

 Persistent and unreasonable fear of an object or situation, such as flying, heights,

 Repeated or unexpected “attacks” during which you suddenly are overcome by

 Feel more confident and capable

 Resulted in your failure to fulfill responsibilities with work, school, or family

Post-traumatic stress disorder

 You have experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event that caused intense

 See or hear things that other people cannot see or hear

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