• Types of Depressive Disorders
o Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
▪ Characterized by persistent depresses episode lasting a minimum of 2 weeks to 5-6 months.
▪ Many people with MDD have a reoccurrence within the first
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• Types of Depressive Disorders
o Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
▪ Characterized by persistent depresses episode lasting a minimum of 2 weeks to 5-6 months.
▪ Many people with MDD have a reoccurrence within the first year (50%), and most within a lifetime (85%).
▪ Feelings – sad, empty, hopeless
▪ Anhedonia – diminished interest or pleasure
▪ Insomnia or hypersomnia
▪ Psychomotor agitation or retardation
▪ Fatigue or loss of energy
▪ Diminished ability to think or concentrate
▪ Indecisive
▪ Recurrent thoughts of death
▪ Distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning
▪ Possibly suicidal
▪ MDD can also be further diagnosed with psychotic features or with postpartum onset.
o Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
▪ A form of depression that occurs seasonally (usually winter)
▪ This type of depression is the result of less sunlight, thus light therapy is first-line treatment.
o Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
▪ Major feature is a chronically depressed mood for most of the days, and more days than not (for at least 2 years)
▪ This may be a diagnosis made in children and adolescents
➢ early onset –before age 21
➢ late onset - 21 or older
o Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
▪ Includes a cluster of symptoms that occur in women the week prior to menses. These symptoms include mood swings, irritability, depression, anxiety, feeling overwhelmed and difficulty concentrating.
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