Atypical Depression
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Seasonality in atypical depression.
One definition of atypical depression has emphasized the reversed vegetative symptoms (hypersomnia and hyperphagia) (Aarons et al 1985) in the context of a nonendogenous (or mood reactive) depressive state (Ravaris et al 1980). This clinical picture overlaps with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) (Rosenthal et ai 1984), which is a syndrome of recurrent depressions associated with fatigue, hyper...
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The history and present status of the definition, prevalence, neurobiology, and treatment of atypical depression (AD) is presented. The concept of AD has evolved through the years, and currently, in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Fifth Edition, the specifier of depressive episode with atypical feature is present for both diagnostic groups, that is, depressive disor...
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The present meta-analysis addressed the empirical evidence regarding the treatment of major depression with atypical features. The superiority of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) compared with other antidepressants in the treatment of major depression with atypical features has been frequently reported. According to the CONSORT Statement, studies included in our meta-analysis had to meet se...
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OBJECTIVE Comparison of patients with and without atypical depression on comorbid Axis I and I disorders to determine whether atypical depression is associated with a higher comorbidity. METHOD Twenty-nine major depressive disorder patients with and without atypical depression were compared on clinical measures using multiple regression analyses. RESULTS Atypical depression predicted the pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1309-0658
DOI: 10.5455/cap.20130518