"Diurnal mood variation or morning depression is a prominent depression symptom characterized by gradual mood improvement through the day, reaching its peak sometime after twilight. While the main form of diurnal mood variation presents itself as described, a reversed form, with a worsening of mood towards the evening, also exists. While some mood changes are generally experienced by the majority of patients diagnosed with depression, such recurrent mood instability is a consistent predictor of suicidal ideation and may cause increased mortality. People experiencing diurnal mood variation consistently prefer later bed and wake-up times.

Patients experiencing diurnal mood variation generally have the following symptoms, which gradually improve throughout the day:

Feelings of sadness, irritability, trouble getting out of bed, extreme lack of energy in the morning, psychomotor slowing, difficulty performing daily tasks, (such as making the bed or dressing up) and delayed cognitive function, often described as fogginess.

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