A primary mood disorder characterized by a sustained feeling of sadness and/or decreased interest in all or most activities once enjoyed (anhedonia), which represents a change from p...
Criterion A: ≥5 of the following symptoms present nearly every day during the same 2-week period, with at least 1 of the 5 being ...
Depression is a common medical illness, not a character defect.
Emphasize the need for long-term treatment and follow-up, which includes lifestyle changes.
Recommend exerci...
F32.9 Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified
F33.9 Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
F34.1 Dysthymic disorder
F32.8 Other depressive episodes
F33.8 Other recurre...
Therapeutic alliance is important to treatment success.
Given the high recurrence rates, long-term treatment is often necessary.
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