Diminished interest or pleasure in activities

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Along with feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities, also known as anhedonia, is one of two required symptoms for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Recent reports estimate that approximately 37 percent of individuals diagnosed with MDD experience clinically significant anhedonia. The two main types of anhedonia are social (lack of pleasure in social situations) and physical (inability to enjoy tactile pleasures such as food or touching). While there is no cure for anhedonia, psychotherapy can help, followed by depression medication. Check out these depression facts