Major depressive disorder (MDD) (also known as recurrent depressive disorder, clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, or unipolar disorder) is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in ...
[3] Episodes may be isolated or recurrent and are categorized as mild (few symptoms in excess of minimum criteria), moderate, or severe (marked impact on social or occupational functioning). An episode with psychotic features—commonly referred to as psychotic depression—is automatically rated as...
Defined using DSM-IV criteria, major depression was diagnosed in 303patients (41.9%). Seel et al10 used the samemethod to assess the prevalence of depression among 666 outpatients enrolledat 17 US centers affiliated with the Traumatic Brain Injury Model SystemsProgram. Patients had moderate or ...
Major Depressive Disorder (also known as recurrent depressive disorder, clinical depression, or unipolar depression) is a form of depression that is characterized by an all-encompassing depressed mood and/or decreased interest in pleasurable activities nearly every day for at least two weeks....
Perinatal depression: considerations, challenges, and suggestions If no items from criterion C are present, six of the following nine criteria are needed: 1) hyperthymic personality (at baseline, nondepressed state); 2) recurrent major depressive episode (>3); 3) brief major depressive episodes ...
Depression is an episodic or recurrent mental disorder [1, 2] mainly characterized by the following nine self-reported symptoms: depressed mood or hopelessness, little interest or pleasure on doing things, poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, feeling of tired or lack of energy, ...
Keywords: postpartum;pregnancy;depression;substance use;social support
Criteria;Spitzer, Endicott, & Robins, 1978). The majority of the studies reviewed only included individuals who had experienced major depressive episodes in their study groups; however, some studies did not make a distinction between participants who experienced minor or major depression. We will ...
To analyze whether subtypes of depression exhibit differences in HPA axis activity, atypical and melancholic features were defined using specific IDS items. The atypical subtype was defined according to Novick et al38 based on DSM-IV criteria as having mood reactivity and at least 3 of the ...
Background: Information on the distribution of disability associated with major depression (MD) across different groups of patients is of interest to health policy and planning. We examined the associations of severity and type (a single or recurrent episode) of MD with disability in a Dutch gener...