Major depressive episode

Major depressive episode: Introduction

Major depressive episode: Episode of severe depression and related symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Major depressive episode is available below.

Symptoms of Major depressive episode

• Severe depressive symptoms
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Medical Textbooks Online about Major depressive episode

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Major depressive episode?

• Misdiagnosis of Major depressive episode
• Failure to diagnose Major depressive episode
• Hidden causes of Major depressive episode (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Major depressive episode

Major depressive episode: Self Assessment Tools

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Major depressive episode: Medical Mistakes

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Major depressive episode: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Major depressive episode

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he...read more »

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's,...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See ...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure to diagnose these...read more »

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Major depressive episode: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Major depressive episode

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Major depressive episode:

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• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Major depressive episode: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
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  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Major depressive episode

• Clinical depression
• Bipolar disorder
• Bipolar II disorder (type of Bipolar disorder)
• Delusional disorder
• Dementia
• more causes...»

See full list of 9 causes of Major depressive episode

More information about causes of Major depressive episode:

• Underlying causes of Major depressive episode

News Archives for Major depressive episode

Medical news articles related to Major depressive episode include:

• If Mom or Dad Is Depressed, Kids Need Help Too
• Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
• Not All Caregivers Are Stressed and Depressed
• Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
• As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression
• FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Major depressive episode

Medical research articles related to Major depressive episode include:

• Outcome of depression in later life in primary care: longitudinal cohort study with three years' follow-up.
• A predictive screening index for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression following traumatic injury
• Major depression in adults in primary care.
• Comparison of short-term venlafaxine versus lithium monotherapy for bipolar II major depressive episode: a randomized open-label study
• The efficacy and safety of aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder: a second multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
• The Depression Scale as a screening instrument for a subsequent depressive episode in primary healthcare patients.
• Childhood and Adolescent Depression
• more research...»

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Major depressive episode: Broader Related Topics

• Depressive episode
• Depressive disorders
• Psychological disorders
• Psychiatric disorders
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Types of Major depressive episode

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Definitions of Major depressive episode:

(psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction - (Source - WordNet 2.1)