For the last several years, everything has looked bleak and hopeless to Felisa. She feels like a failure at work and a failure as a wife and mother. Recently she has stopped going to work, has become extremely withdrawn from her family, spends most of her time in bed, and has been having frequent suicidal thoughts. Felisa would most likely be diagnosed with a __________ disorder.

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Felisa's symptoms, including feeling hopeless, viewing herself as a failure, withdrawing socially, spending excessive time in bed, and having suicidal thoughts, are indicative of major depressive disorder. These symptoms are more severe and acute than those typically associated with persistent depressive disorder (which is more chronic but less severe) and do not fit the patterns of cyclothymic disorder (characterized by alternating periods of mild depression and hypomania) or neurocognitive disorders (which primarily involve cognitive decline).

For the Last Several Years, Everything Has Looked Bleak and Hopeless