Psychotic depression is a type of major depression, when the person also has depressive thoughts or beliefs that do not conform to reality. Sometimes, hallucinations are present. That means the hallucinations and delusions harmonise with aspects of the person's mood. For example, the unrealistic belief that someone wants to slight or harm them fits with the symptoms of low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness.
Psychotic depression can be episodic or chronic.
It may occur in only one episode of a series of six non-psychotic bouts or may appear every time a person gets depressed. About 1 in 10 people with major depression will have psychotic symptoms. Relief from its symptoms is available. Neither you nor anyone you know needs to suffer from such painful mental distress. The following nine symptoms are the most common and recognised indications of depression If someone is depressed, he or she will experience at least three or four of these symptoms at the same time.