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major depressive episode
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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 dysfunctionpsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersclinical depression, depressive disorder, depression - a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical interventioninvolutional depression - a major depressive episode associated with the climactericunipolar depression - a major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase that occurs in the classic form of bipolar disorder |
EncyclopediaSeeepisodemajor depressive episode
episode [ep´ĭ-sōd] a single noteworthy happening in the course of a longer series of events, such as one critical period of several during a prolonged illness.hypomanic episode a period of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood similar to a manic episode but not as severe; see also bipolar disorders" >bipolar disorders and mood disorders.major depressive episode a period of daily and day-long depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in virtually all activities. Also present is some combination of altered appetite, weight, or sleep patterns, psychomotor agitation or retardation, difficulty thinking or concentrating, lack of energy and fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, self-reproach, or inappropriate guilt, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, and plans or attempts to commit suicide. See also bipolar disorders" >bipolar disorders and mood disorders.manic episode a period of predominantly elevated, expansive, or irritable mood accompanied by some of the following symptoms: inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, talkativeness, flight of ideas, distractibility, hyperactivity, hypersexuality, and recklessness. See also bipolar disorders" >bipolar disorders and mood disorders.mixed episode a period during which the criteria are met both for a major depressive episode and for a manic episode nearly every day, with rapidly alternating moods and with symptoms characteristic of each type of episode. See also bipolar disorders and " >bipolar disorders and mood disorders.major depressive episode A condition defined as a period of at least two weeks, during which there is either depressed mood or the loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities and in which the patient experiences at least four additional symptoms, including: changes in appetitite or weight, sleep, and psychomotor activity; decreased energy; feelings of worthlessness or guilt; difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions; or recurrent thoughts of death, or suicidal ideation, plans or attempts.major depressive episode Psychiatry A condition defined as '…a period of at least 2 wks, during which there is either depressed mood or the loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities…(and) …experience at least 4 additional symptoms (including) … changes in appetitite or weight, sleep, and psychomotor activity; decreased energy; feelings of worthlessness or guilt; difficulty thinking, concentrating, or making decisions; or recurrent thoughts of death, or suicidal ideation, plans, or attempts.'. See Major depression. AcronymsSeeMDEmajor depressive episode
Related to major depressive episode: Major Depressive DisorderWords related to major depressive episodenoun (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 dysfunctionRelated Words- psychiatry
- psychological medicine
- psychopathology
- clinical depression
- depressive disorder
- depression
- involutional depression
- unipolar depression
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