DSM-IV - Recurrent Brief Depressive Disorder
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[From American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Text rev. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; copyright 2000.] ...
- Criteria, except for duration, are met for a major depressive episode.
- The depressive periods in Criterion A last at least 2 days but less than 2 weeks.
- The depressive periods occur at least once a month for 12 consecutive months and are not associated with the menstrual cycle.
- The periods of depressed mood cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
- The symptoms are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., hypothyroidism).
- There has never been a major depressive episode, and criteria are not met for dysthymic disorder.
- There has never been a manic episode, a mixed episode, or a hypomanic episode, and criteria are not met for cyclothymic disorder. Note: This exclusion does not apply if all of the manic-, mixed-, or hypomanic-like episodes are substance or treatment induced.
- The mood disturbance does not occur exclusively during schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specified.
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