This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Psychiatry
Persistent feeling of guilt is seen in 
Select and explain. 
A. OCD, B. Depression, C. Mania, D. Schizophrenia
B: Depression
Answer: B: Depression 
Explanation: increased guilt is a carecterstic of depression DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR DEPRESSION Depressed mood most of the day Anhedonia=== loss of interest in previous pleasurable activities Fatiguability Dec sleep Dec appetite Hopelessness Suicidal ideas Ideas of guilt Reference: Kaplon and sadock, 11 th edition, synopsis of psychiatry, 11 th edition, pg no. 347