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Jane who is a freshman in college has suffered with dysthymia for about a year. As she was coming home from the library one night she was assaulted and now has major depressive disorder in addition to?
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As she was coming home from the library one night she was assaulted and now has major depressive disorder in addition to dysthymia What is this diagnosis?
double depression
What is dysthmymia?
Dysthymia is a recurrent or lengthy depression that may last a lifetime. It is similar to major depressive disorder, but dysthymia is chronic, long-lasting, persistent, and mild.
What types of depressive disorders are there?
There are two main categories of depressive disorders: major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder.
What occurs in Manic depressive disorder?
A mood disorder characterized by manic highs and depressive lows
What is the DSM-IV code for depression?
Depends on the severity, duration, etc. There are a lot: 296.20 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Unspecified 296.21 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Mild 296.22 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Moderate 296.23 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Severe Without Psychotic Features 296.24 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, Severe With Psychotic Features 296.25 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, In Partial Remission 296.26 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, In Full Remission 296.30 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Unspecified 296.31 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Mild 296.32 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Moderate 296.33 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe Without Psychotic Features 296.34 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Severe With Psychotic Features 296.35 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Partial Remission 296.36 Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, In Full Remission
What is an essential feature of major depressive disorder?
A+ - Major Depressive Episode
Is depression a personality disorder?
There are 2 disorders : Major Depressive Disorder also known as clinical depression and depressive personality disorder which is a controversial diagnosis
What was the older name for Bipolar Disorder?
It used to be called Manic-Depressive Illness.
What is a major depressive disorder?
Major depressive disorder is a moderate to severe episode of depression lasting two or more weeks.
What is Manic depressive disorder also called?
Bipolar disorder
What can anxiety be a symptom of?
Depressive disorder
Difference between Dysthymia and Major Depressive Disorder?
The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV-4E, 2000) is the best, most authoritative source for an answer. The difference is all down to diagnosed symptoms. Legally, only a medically-qualified, registered psychiatrist can properly diagnose psychiatric symptoms and prescribe treatment/s. The difference between dysthymia and a major depressive episode is a matter of symptoms, severity/duration of symptoms and expert prognosis re healing including via psychotherapy.
