Posted by elten on April 1, 2001, at 7:53:39
In reply to Re: terminology answers » sar, posted by JahL on March 30, 2001, at 20:21:11
> Hi Just found this site and I too am having questions about terminology. I've been having trouble with reading for quite some time now. Are you a normally fast reader or slow? If I have to read more that a couple of sentences. It's as if my eyes skim through the letters really fast but it just doesn't sink it. How long have you had the "TRD".
> > >What does "TRD" stand for?
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> Treatment Resistant Depression.
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> > > And what is meant by "loss of cognition" due to severe depression?
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> 'Cognition' is the mental process by which knowledge is aquired (ie yr ability to 'take in' info). So loss of this ability.
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> > >I've had a very difficult time reading at length since the onset of a severe depressive episode last summer...does that qualify as loss of cognition?
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> Absolutely!! (see above)
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> Cognitive difficulties (a curse I share with you) are a very common symptom of depression.
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> Jah.
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