This is a chronic form of depression, formerly known as dysthymia. Sometimes people call it “high functioning” or “smiling” depression. While symptoms aren’t as severe as MDD, they last fortwo years or lon
Clinicians represented the fields of neurology (n = 7), psychology (n = 3), psychiatry (n = 2), gastroenterology (n = 1) and speech and language pathology (n = 1). Seven experts were from industry, three represented patient advocacy (IRSF), two represented lived...
restricted eating and/or exercise, and distorted body image. Orthorexia does not involve an obsession with losing weight and body image but rather an obsession with healthy eating and rules pertaining to the purity of food. In terms of food, people with orthorexia may fixate on the ...
A diagnosis of MDD was made through the use of the SCID-IV, and severity of depression was measured through the use of both the BDI-- II and the RHRSD. . The primary outcome measures, which included the BDI--II, the RHRSD, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale...