<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat is the Clinical Depression Resident Survival Guide?  <response>: <reason> Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of Clinical Depression Ask the following questions about last 2 weeks: Do you feel low hopeless or sad? Have you lost interestpleasure in doing things you used to like Have you noticed any changes in body weight recentlyweight gain weight loss Is there any sleep disturbances ? Is there any trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much Do you feel guilty about anything?Do you feel bad about yourselfor that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down Do you feel tired fatigued most of the time of the day? Can you concentrate on usual work? Are you having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television Have you noticed any changes in appetite ? Have you been moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the oppositebeing so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual Have you had any thoughts of death andor suicide, suicide planning, or a suicide attemptRecord the vitals: Blood pressure Weight Body Mass Index Waist circumferencePerform mental status examination: Level of consciousness: See if patient reacts to stimuli Appearance and general behavior: Look for patients physical appearance, grooming cleanuntidy or dishevelled appearance, dress subduedriotous, posture erect kyphotic Speech and motor activity: Ask them open-ended questions and check if there is any word-finding difficulties, or the rapid and pressured speech, tics or unusual mannerisms,look for slowness and loss of spontaneity in movement,look for akathisia or motor restlessness Affect and mood: Look for restricted, labile, or flat affect Thought and Perception: Evaluate how the patient perceives and responds to stimuli. Does the patient harbor realistic concerns, or are these concerns elevated to the level of irrational fear? Is the patient responding exaggeratedly to actual events, or is there no discernible basis in reality for the patients beliefs or behavior? Look for illusions, hallucinations Attitude and Insight: See if the patient gets angry, aggressive,hostile, overdramatic,helpless during interview Cognitive abilities: Attention, language, memory, constructional ability and praxis, abstract reasoning Establish a diagnosis Differential diagnosis by ruling out secondary depression Rule out bipolar disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorderAssessment: Assess the severity of the disease Evaluate if the person can harm himselfherself and others: Current suicidal ideations,past history of suicidal attempts, severity of suicide attempt.Ask if they have any specific plan about suicide or homicide Ask about any comorbid drug or substance use dependence Assess their personality Assess their level of functioning: Ask if there is any work dysfunction Do detailed physical examination to rule out any disease that can contribute to depression 