Suicide, recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide If there are symptoms that are clearly attributable to another medical condition (e.g. - insomnia from chemotherapy ...
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 ...
DSM criteria are currently less useful for measuring psychiatric symptoms and disorders on a continuum. Major depressive disorder is classified as a mood disorder, with diagnosis hinging on the presence of a single episode or of recurrent major depressive episodes (MDE) [1]. The gold standard ...
MDD patients taking antidepressants at the time of scanning were likely the most severe/chronic or recurrent patients in the sample, so the results are likely to be confounded by the severity or course of the disorder. Potential neuroprotective effects of antidepressant medication are more consistent...
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) cohort consists of first episode and recurrent MDD and healthy control participants [70, 71]. Assessments MDD diagnosis is based on standardised diagnostic criteria, DSM or ICD: DSM-IV (HMRRC, Manchester, Oxford, PReDICT, SWU), DSM-IV-TR (CAN...