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Major depressive disorder (MDD) (also known as recurrent depressive disorder, clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, or unipolar disorder) is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. This cluster of symptoms (syndrome) was named, described and classified as one of the mood disorders in the 1980 edition of the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual. The term "depression" is ambiguous. It is often used to denote this syndrome but may refer to any or all of the mood disorders. Major depressive disorder is a disabling condition which adversely affects a person's family, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. In the United States, around 3.4% of people with major depression commit suicide, and up to 60% of people who committed suicide had depression or another mood disorder.[1]




The diagnosis of major depressive disorder is based on the patient's self-reported experiences, behavior reported by relatives or friends, and a mental status examination. There is no laboratory test for major depression, although physicians generally request tests for physical conditions that may cause similar symptoms. If depressive disorder is not detected in the early stages it may result in a slow recovery and affect or worsen the person's physical health. Standardized screening tools such as Major Depression Inventory can be used to detect major depressive disorder.[2][3] The most common time of onset is between the ages of 20 and 30 years, with a later peak between 30 and 40 years.[4]



Typically, patients are treated with antidepressant medication and, in many cases, also receive psychotherapy or counseling although the effectiveness of medication for mild or moderate cases is questionable. Hospitalization may be necessary in cases with associated self-neglect or a significant risk of harm to self or others. A minority are treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), under a short-acting general anaesthetic. The course of the disorder varies widely, from one episode lasting weeks to a lifelong disorder with recurrent major depressive episodes. Depressed individuals have shorter life expectancies than those without depression, in part because of greater susceptibility to medical illnesses and suicide.[citation needed] It is unclear whether or not medications affect the risk of suicide. Current and former patients may be stigmatized.



The understanding of the nature and causes of depression has evolved over the centuries, though this understanding is incomplete and has left many aspects of depression as the subject of discussion and research. Proposed causes include psychological, psycho-social, hereditary, evolutionary and biological factors. Certain types of long-term drug use can both cause and worsen depressive symptoms. Psychological treatments are based on theories of personality, interpersonal communication, and learning. Most biological theories focus on the monoamine chemicals serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, which are naturally present in the brain and assist communication between nerve cells.



Contents [hide]

1 Symptoms and signs

1.1 In children

1.2 In the elderly

2 Causes

2.1 Biological

2.1.1 Monoamine hypothesis2.1.2 Other theories

2.2 Psychological

2.3 Social

2.4 Evolutionary

2.5 Drug and alcohol use

3 Diagnosis

3.1 Clinical assessment

3.2 DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 criteria

3.2.1 Major depressive episode3.2.2 Subtypes

3.3 Differential diagnoses

4 Prevention

5 Management

5.1 Psychotherapy

5.2 Antidepressants

5.3 Electroconvulsive therapy

6 Prognosis

7 Epidemiology

7.1 Prevalence

7.1.1 By country

7.2 Comorbidity

8 History

9 Society and culture

10 Notes

10.1 References

10.2 Selected cited works

11 External links





[edit] Symptoms and signsMajor depression significantly affects a person's family and personal relationships, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health.[5] Its impact on functioning and well-being has been equated to that of chronic medical conditions such as diabetes.[6]



A person having a major depressive episode usually exhibits a very low mood, which pervades all aspects of life, and an inability to experience pleasure in activities that were formerly enjoyed. Depressed people may be preoccupied with, or ruminate over, thoughts and feelings of worthlessness, inappropriate guilt or regret, helplessness, hopelessness, and self-hatred.[7] In severe cases, depressed people may have symptoms of psychosis. These symptoms include delusions or, less commonly, hallucinations, usually unpleasant.[8] Other symptoms of depression include poor concentration and memory (especially in those with melancholic or psychotic features),[9] withdrawal from social situations and activities, reduced sex drive, and thoughts of death or suicide.



Insomnia is common among the depressed. In the typical pattern, a person wakes very early and cannot get back to sleep,[10] but insomnia can also include difficulty falling asleep.[11] Insomnia affects at least 80% of depressed people.[11] Hypersomnia, or oversleeping, can also happen,[10] affecting 15% of depressed people.[11] Some antidepressants may also cause insomnia due to their stimulating effect.[12]



A depressed person may report multiple physical symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, or digestive problems; physical complaints are the most common presenting problem in developing countries, according to the World Health Organization's criteria for depression.[13] Appetite often decreases, with resulting weight loss, although increased appetite and weight gain occasionally occur.[7] Family and friends may notice that the person's behavior is either agitated or lethargic.[10]



[edit] In childrenAlthough it is common for most children and teenagers to feel down or sad sometimes, a smaller number of youth experience a more severe phenomenon known as depression. Such young people, who are often described as "clinically" depressed, feel sad, hopeless, or irritable for weeks or even months at a time. They may lose interest in activities that they used to enjoy (e.g., playing with friends), their sleeping and eating habits often change (i.e., they may eat or sleep either more or less than usual), and they may have trouble thinking or paying attention, even to TV programs or games.[14] Depressed children may often display an irritable mood rather than a depressed mood,[7] and show varying symptoms depending on age and situation.[15] Most lose interest in school and show a decline in academic performance. They may be described as clingy, demanding, dependent, or insecure.[10] Diagnosis may be delayed or missed when symptoms are interpreted as normal moodiness.[7] Depression may also coexist with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), complicating the diagnosis and treatment of both.[16]



Of particular concern, youths who are clinically depressed may think or talk a lot about death and some depressed children have more specific thoughts about hurting or killing themselves. Often children and teenagers may have similar symptoms when they are grieving the loss of someone close to them. In clinical depression, however, these thoughts and feelings tend to appear even when the child has not experienced a loss or a sad event.[17]



[edit] In the elderlyOlder depressed people may have cognitive symptoms of recent onset, such as forgetfulness,[9] and a more noticeable slowing of movements.[18] Depression often coexists with physical disorders common among the elderly, such as stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, Parkinson's disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[19]



[edit] CausesThe biopsychosocial model proposes that biological, psychological, and social factors all play a role in causing depression.[20] The diathesis–stress model specifies that depression results when a preexisting vulnerability, or diathesis, is activated by stressful life events. The preexisting vulnerability can be either genetic,[21][22] implying an interaction between nature and nurture, or schematic, resulting from views of the world learned in childhood.[23]



These interactive models have gained empirical support. For example, researchers in New Zealand took a prospective approach to studying depression, by documenting over time how depression emerged among an initially normal cohort of people. The researchers concluded that variation among the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene affects the chances that people who have dealt with very stressful life events will go on to experience depression. Specifically, depression may follow such events, but seems more likely to appear in people with one or two short alleles of the 5-HTT gene.[21] Additionally, a Swedish study estimated the heritability of depression—the degree to which individual differences in occurrence are associated with genetic differences—to be around 40% for women and 30% for men,[24] and evolutionary psychologists have proposed that the genetic basis for depression lies deep in the history of naturally selected adaptations. A substance-induced mood disorder resembling major depression has been causally linked to long-term drug use or drug abuse, or to withdrawal from certain sedative and hypnotic drugs.[25][26]



[edit] BiologicalMain article: Biology of depression

[edit] Monoamine hypothesis

Of approx. 30 neurotransmitters which have been identified, researchers have discovered associations between clinical depression and the function of three major neurochemicals. These substances are serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. Antidepressants influence the overall balance of these three neurotransmitters within structures of the brain which regulate emotion, reactions to stress, and the physical drives of sleep, appetite, and sexuality.[27]Most antidepressant medications increase the levels of one or more of the monoamines—the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine—in the synaptic cleft between neurons in the brain. Some medications affect the monoamine receptors directly.



Serotonin is hypothesized to regulate other neurotransmitter systems; decreased serotonin activity may allow these systems to act in unusual and erratic ways.[28] According to this "permissive hypothesis", depression arises when low serotonin levels promote low levels of norepinephrine, another monoamine neurotransmitter.[29] Some antidepressants enhance the levels of norepinephrine directly, whereas others raise the levels of dopamine, a third monoamine neurotransmitter. These observations gave rise to the monoamine hypothesis of depression. In its contemporary formulation, the monoamine hypothesis postulates that a deficiency of certain neurotransmitters is responsible for the corresponding features of depression: "Norepinephrine may be related to alertness and energy as well as anxiety, attention, and interest in life; [lack of] serotonin to anxiety, obsessions, and compulsions; and dopamine to attention, motivation, pleasure, and reward, as well as interest in life."[30] The proponents of this theory recommend the choice of an antidepressant with mechanism of action that impacts the most prominent symptoms. Anxious and irritable patients should be treated with SSRIs or norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and those experiencing a loss of energy and enjoyment of life with norepinephrine- and dopamine-enhancing drugs.[30]



Besides the clinical observations that drugs which increase the amount of available monoamines are effective antidepressants, recent advances in psychiatric genetics indicate that phenotypic variation in central monoamine function may be marginally associated with vulnerability to depression. Despite these findings, the cause of depression is not simply monoamine deficiency.[31] In the past two decades, research has revealed multiple limitations of the monoamine hypothesis, and its explanatory inadequacy has been highlighted within the psychiatric community.[32] A counterargument is that the mood-enhancing effect of MAO inhibitors and SSRIs takes weeks of treatment to develop, even though the boost in available monoamines occurs within hours. Another counterargument is based on experiments with pharmacological agents that cause depletion of monoamines; while deliberate reduction in the concentration of centrally available monoamines may slightly lower the mood of unmedicated depressed patients, this reduction does not affect the mood of healthy people.[31] An intact[clarification needed] monoamine system is necessary for antidepressants to achieve therapeutic effectiveness,[33] but some medications like tianeptine and opipramol have antidepressant properties despite the fact that the former is a serotonin reuptake enhancer and the latter has no effect on the monoamine system.[citation needed] The monoamine hypothesis, already limited, has been further oversimplified when presented to the general public as a mass marketing tool, usually phrased as a "chemical imbalance".[34]



In 2003 a gene-environment interaction (GxE) was hypothesized to explain why life stress is a predictor for depressive episodes in some individuals, but not in others, depending on an allelic variation of the serotonin-transporter-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR);[35] a 2009 meta-analysis showed stressful life events was associated with depression, but found no evidence for an association with the 5-HTTLPR genotype.[36] Another 2009 meta-analysis agreed with the latter finding.[37] A 2010 review of studies in this area found a systematic relationship between the method used to assess environmental adversity and the results of the studies; this review also found that both 2009 meta-analyses were significantly biased toward negative studies, which used self-report measures of adversity.[38]



[edit] Other theoriesMRI scans of patients with depression have revealed a number of differences in brain structure compared to those who are not depressed. Although there is some inconsistency in the results, meta-analyses have shown there is evidence for smaller hippocampal volumes[39] and increased numbers of hyperintensive lesions.[40] Hyperintensities have been associated with patients with a late age of onset, and have led to the development of the theory of vascular depression.[41]



There may be a link between depression and neurogenesis of the hippocampus,[42] a center for both mood and memory. Loss of hippocampal neurons is found in some depressed individuals and correlates with impaired memory and dysthymic mood. Drugs may increase serotonin levels in the brain, stimulating neurogenesis and thus increasing the total mass of the hippocampus. This increase may help to restore mood and memory.[43][44] Similar relationships have been observed between depression and an area of the anterior cingulate cortex implicated in the modulation of emotional behavior.[45] One of the neurotrophins responsible for neurogenesis is brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The level of BDNF in the blood plasma of depressed subjects is drastically reduced (more than threefold) as compared to the norm. Antidepressant treatment increases the blood level of BDNF. Although decreased plasma BDNF levels have been found in many other disorders, there is some evidence that BDNF is involved in the cause of depression and the mechanism of action of antidepressants.[46]



There is some evidence that major depression may be caused in part by an overactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) that results in an effect similar to the neuro-endocrine response to stress. Investigations reveal increased levels of the hormone cortisol and enlarged pituitary and adrenal glands, suggesting disturbances of the endocrine system may play a role in some psychiatric disorders, including major depression. Oversecretion of corticotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus is thought to drive this, and is implicated in the cognitive and arousal symptoms.[47]



The hormone estrogen has been implicated in depressive disorders due to the increase in risk of depressive episodes after puberty, the antenatal period, and reduced rates after menopause.[48] Conversely, the premenstrual and postpartum periods of low estrogen levels are also associated with increased risk.[48] Sudden withdrawal of, fluctuations in or periods of sustained low levels of estrogen have been linked to significant mood lowering. Clinical recovery from depression postpartum, perimenopause, and postmenopause was shown to be effective after levels of estrogen were stabilized or restored.[49][50]



Other research has explored potential roles of molecules necessary for overall cellular functioning: cytokines. The symptoms of major depressive disorder are nearly identical to those of sickness behavior, the response of the body when the immune system is fighting an infection. This raises the possibility that depression can result from a maladaptive manifestation of sickness behavior as a result of abnormalities in circulating cytokines.[51] The involvement of pro-inflammatory cytokines in depression is strongly suggested by a meta-analysis of the clinical literature showing higher blood concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-α in depressed subjects compared to controls.[52]



Finally, some relationships have been reported between specific subtypes of depression and climatic conditions. Thus, the incidence of psychotic depression has been found to increase when the barometric pressure is low, while the incidence of melancholic depression has been found to increase when the temperature and/or sunlight are low.[53]



[edit] PsychologicalVarious aspects of personality and its development appear to be integral to the occurrence and persistence of depression,[54] with negative emotionality as a common precursor.[55] Although depressive episodes are strongly correlated with adverse events, a person's characteristic style of coping may be correlated with their resilience.[56] Additionally, low self-esteem and self-defeating or distorted thinking are related to depression. Depression is less likely to occur, as well as quicker to remit, among those who are religious.[57][58][59] It is not always clear which factors are causes or which are effects of depression; however, depressed persons who are able to reflect upon and challenge their thinking patterns often show improved mood and self-esteem.[60]



American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck, following on from the earlier work of George Kelly and Albert Ellis, developed what is now known as a cognitive model of depression in the early 1960s. He proposed that three concepts underlie depression: a triad of negative thoughts composed of cognitive errors about oneself, one's world, and one's future; recurrent patterns of depressive thinking, or schemas; and distorted information processing.[61] From these principles, he developed the structured technique of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).[62] According to American psychologist Martin Seligman, depression in humans is similar to learned helplessness in laboratory animals, who remain in unpleasant situations when they are able to escape, but do not because they initially learned they had no control.[63]



Attachment theory, which was developed by English psychiatrist John Bowlby in the 1960s, predicts a relationship between depressive disorder in adulthood and the quality of the earlier bond between the infant and their adult caregiver. In particular, it is thought that "the experiences of early loss, separation and rejection by the parent or caregiver (conveying the message that the child is unlovable) may all lead to insecure internal working models ... Internal cognitive representations of the self as unlovable and of attachment figures as unloving [or] untrustworthy would be consistent with parts of Beck’s cognitive triad".[64] While a wide variety of studies has upheld the basic tenets of attachment theory, research has been inconclusive as to whether self-reported early attachment and later depression are demonstrably related.[64]



Depressed individuals often blame themselves for negative events,[65] and, as shown in a 1993 study of hospitalized adolescents with self-reported depression, those who blame themselves for negative occurrences may not take credit for positive outcomes.[66] This tendency is characteristic of a depressive attributional, or pessimistic explanatory style.[65] According to Albert Bandura, a Canadian social psychologist associated with social cognitive theory, depressed individuals have negative beliefs about themselves, based on experiences of failure, observing the failure of social models, a lack of social persuasion that they can succeed, and their own somatic and emotional states including tension and stress. These influences may result in a negative self-concept and a lack of self-efficacy; that is, they do not believe they can influence events or achieve personal goals.[67]



An examination of depression in women indicates that vulnerability factors—such as early maternal loss, lack of a confiding relationship, responsibility for the care of several young children at home, and unemployment—can interact with life stressors to increase the risk of depression.[68] For older adults, the factors are often health problems, changes in relationships with a spouse or adult children due to the transition to a care-giving or care-needing role, the death of a significant other, or a change in the availability or quality of social relationships with older friends because of their own health-related life changes.[69]



The understanding of depression has also received contributions from the psychoanalytic and humanistic branches of psychology. From the classical psychoanalytic perspective of Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, depression, or melancholia, may be related to interpersonal loss[70][71] and early life experiences.[72] Existential therapists have connected depression to the lack of both meaning in the present[73] and a vision of the future.[74][75] The founder of humanistic psychology, American psychologist Abraham Maslow, suggested that depression could arise when people are unable to attain their needs or to self-actualize (to realize their full potential).[76][77]



[edit] SocialPoverty and social isolation are associated with increased risk of mental health problems in general.[54] Child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, or neglect) is also associated with increased risk of developing depressive disorders later in life.[78] Such a link has good face validity given that it is during the years of development that a child is learning how to become a social being. Abuse of the child by the caregiver is bound to distort the developing personality and create a much greater risk for depression and many other debilitating mental and emotional states. Disturbances in family functioning, such as parental (particularly maternal) depression, severe marital conflict or divorce, death of a parent, or other disturbances in parenting are additional risk factors.[54] In adulthood, stressful life events are strongly associated with the onset of major depressive episodes.[79] In this context, life events connected to social rejection appear to be particularly related to depression.[80][81] Evidence that a first episode of depression is more likely to be immediately preceded by stressful life events than are recurrent ones is consistent with the hypothesis that people may become increasingly sensitized to life stress over successive recurrences of depression.[82][83]



The relationship between stressful life events and social support has been a matter of some debate; the lack of social support may increase the likelihood that life stress will lead to depression, or the absence of social support may constitute a form of strain that leads to depression directly.[84] There is evidence that neighborhood social disorder, for example, due to crime or illicit drugs, is a risk factor, and that a high neighborhood socioeconomic status, with better amenities, is a protective factor.[85] Adverse conditions at work, particularly demanding jobs with little scope for decision-making, are associated with depression, although diversity and confounding factors make it difficult to confirm that the relationship is causal.[86]



[edit] EvolutionaryMain article: Evolutionary approaches to depression

From the standpoint of evolutionary theory, major depression is hypothesized, in some instances, to increase an individual's reproductive fitness. Evolutionary approaches to depression and evolutionary psychology posit specific mechanisms by which depression may have been genetically incorporated into the human gene pool, accounting for the high heritability and prevalence of depression by proposing that certain components of depression are adaptations,[87] such as the behaviors relating to attachment and social rank.[88] Current behaviors can be explained as adaptations to regulate relationships or resources, although the result may be maladaptive in modern environments.[89]



From another viewpoint, a counseling therapist may see depression, not as a biochemical illness or disorder, but as "a species-wide evolved suite of emotional programmes that are mostly activated by a perception, almost always over-negative, of a major decline in personal usefulness, that can sometimes be linked to guilt, shame or perceived rejection".[90] This suite may have manifested in aging hunters in humans' foraging past, who were marginalized by their declining skills, and may continue to appear in alienated members of today's society. The feelings of uselessness generated by such marginalization could hypothetically prompt support from friends and kin. Additionally, in a manner analogous to that in which physical pain has evolved to hinder actions that may cause further injury, "psychic misery" may have evolved to prevent hasty and maladaptive reactions to distressing situations.[91]



[edit] Drug and alcohol useSee also: Mood disorder#Substance-induced mood disorders

According to the DSM-IV, a diagnosis of mood disorder cannot be made if the cause is believed to be due to "the direct physiological effects of a substance"; when a syndrome resembling major depression is believed to be caused immediately by substance abuse or by an adverse drug reaction, it is referred to as, "substance-induced mood disturbance". Alcoholism or excessive alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of developing major depression.[92][93][94] Like alcohol, the benzodiazepines are central nervous system depressants; this class of medication is commonly used to treat insomnia, anxiety, and muscular spasms. Similar to alcohol, benzodiazepines increase the risk of developing major depression. This increased risk may be due in part to the effects of drugs on neurochemistry, such as decreased levels of serotonin and norepinephrine.[26][95] Chronic use of benzodiazepines also can cause or worsen depression,[96][97] or depression may be part of a protracted withdrawal syndrome.[26][98][99][100]



[edit] DiagnosisFurther information: depression (differential diagnoses)

[edit] Clinical assessmentFurther information: Rating scales for depression

A diagnostic assessment may be conducted by a suitably trained general practitioner, or by a psychiatrist or psychologist,[5] who records the person's current circumstances, biographical history, current symptoms and family history. The broad clinical aim is to formulate the relevant biological, psychological and social factors that may be impacting on the individual's mood. The assessor may also discuss the person's current ways of regulating their mood (healthy or otherwise) such as alcohol and drug use. The assessment also includes a mental state examination, which is an assessment of the person's current mood and thought content, in particular the presence of themes of hopelessness or pessimism, self-harm or suicide, and an absence of positive thoughts or plans.[5] Specialist mental health services are rare in rural areas, and thus diagnosis and management is largely left to primary care clinicians.[101] This issue is even more marked in developing countries.[102] The score on a rating scale alone is insufficient[says who?] to diagnose depression, but it provides an indication of the severity of symptoms for a time period, so a person who scores above a given cut-off point can be more thoroughly evaluated for a depressive disorder diagnosis.[103] Several rating scales are used for this purpose.[103] Screening programs have been advocated to improve detection of depression, but there is evidence that they do not improve detection rates, treatment, or outcome.[104]



Primary care physicians and other non-psychiatrist physicians have difficulty diagnosing depression, in part because they are trained to recognize and treat physical symptoms, and depression can cause a myriad of physical (psychosomatic) symptoms. Non-psychiatrists miss two-thirds of cases and unnecessarily treat other patients.[105][106]



Before diagnosing a major depressive disorder, a doctor generally performs a medical examination and selected investigations to rule out other causes of symptoms. These include blood tests measuring TSH and thyroxine to exclude hypothyroidism; basic electrolytes and serum calcium to rule out a metabolic disturbance; and a full blood count including ESR to rule out a systemic infection or chronic disease.[107] Adverse affective reactions to medications or alcohol misuse are often ruled out, as well. Testosterone levels may be evaluated to diagnose hypogonadism, a cause of depression in men.[108]



Subjective cognitive complaints appear in older depressed people, but they can also be indicative of the onset of a dementing disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease.[109][110] Cognitive testing and brain imaging can help distinguish depression from dementia.[111] A CT scan can exclude brain pathology in those with psychotic, rapid-onset or otherwise unusual symptoms.[112] No biological tests confirm major depression.[113] Investigations are not generally repeated for a subsequent episode unless there is a medical indication.



Biomarkers of depression have been sought to provide an objective method of diagnosis. There are several potential biomarkers, including Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and various functional MRI techniques. One study developed a decision tree model of interpreting a series of fMRI scans taken during various activities. In their subjects, the authors of that study were able to achieve a sensitivity of 80% and a sensitivity of 87%, corresponding to a negative predictive value of 98% and a positive predictive value of 32% (positive and negative likelihood ratios were 6.15, 0.23 respectively). However, much more research is needed before these tests could be used clinically.[114]



[edit] DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 criteriaThe most widely used criteria for diagnosing depressive conditions are found in the American Psychiatric Association's revised fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), and the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) which uses the name recurrent depressive disorder.[115] The latter system is typically used in European countries, while the former is used in the US and many other non-European nations,[116] and the authors of both have worked towards conforming one with the other.[117]



Both DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 mark out typical (main) depressive symptoms. ICD-10 defines three typical depressive symptoms (depressed mood, anhedonia, and reduced energy), two of which should be present to determine depressive disorder diagnosis.[118] According DSM-IV-TR there are two main depressive symptoms - depressed mood, anhedonia, at least one of which must be present to determine diagnosis of major depressive episode.[119]



Major depressive disorder is classified as a mood disorder in DSM-IV-TR.[120] The diagnosis hinges on the presence of single or recurrent major depressive episodes.[7] Further qualifiers are used to classify both the episode itself and the course of the disorder. The category Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified is diagnosed if the depressive episode's manifestation does not meet the criteria for a major depressive episode. The ICD-10 system does not use the term major depressive disorder, but lists very similar criteria for the diagnosis of a depressive episode (mild, moderate or severe); the term recurrent may be added if there have been multiple episodes without mania.[121]



[edit] Major depressive episodeMain article: Major depressive episode

A major depressive episode is characterized by the presence of a severely depressed mood that persists for at least two weeks.[7] Episodes may be isolated or recurrent and are categorized as mild (few symptoms in excess of minimum criteria), moderate, or severe (marked impact on social or occupational functioning). An episode with psychotic features—commonly referred to as psychotic depression—is automatically rated as severe. If the patient has had an episode of mania or markedly elevated mood, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is made instead.[122] Depression without mania is sometimes referred to as unipolar because the mood remains at one emotional state or "pole".[123]



DSM-IV-TR excludes cases where the symptoms are a result of bereavement, although it is possible for normal bereavement to evolve into a depressive episode if the mood persists and the characteristic features of a major depressive episode develop.[124] The criteria have been criticized because they do not take into account any other aspects of the personal and social context in which depression can occur.[125] In addition, some studies have found little empirical support for the DSM-IV cut-off criteria, indicating they are a diagnostic convention imposed on a continuum of depressive symptoms of varying severity and duration:[126] Excluded are a range of related diagnoses, including dysthymia, which involves a chronic but milder mood disturbance;[127] recurrent brief depression, consisting of briefer depressive episodes;[128][129] minor depressive disorder, whereby only some of the symptoms of major depression are present;[130] and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, which denotes low mood resulting from a psychological response to an identifiable event or stressor.[131]



[edit] SubtypesThe DSM-IV-TR recognizes five further subtypes of MDD, called specifiers, in addition to noting the length, severity and presence of psychotic features:



Melancholic depression is characterized by a loss of pleasure in most or all activities, a failure of reactivity to pleasurable stimuli, a quality of depressed mood more pronounced than that of grief or loss, a worsening of symptoms in the morning hours, early morning waking, psychomotor retardation, excessive weight loss (not to be confused with anorexia nervosa), or excessive guilt.[132]

Atypical depression is characterized by mood reactivity (paradoxical anhedonia) and positivity, significant weight gain or increased appetite (comfort eating), excessive sleep or sleepiness (hypersomnia), a sensation of heaviness in limbs known as leaden paralysis, and significant social impairment as a consequence of hypersensitivity to perceived interpersonal rejection.[133]

Catatonic depression is a rare and severe form of major depression involving disturbances of motor behavior and other symptoms. Here the person is mute and almost stuporous, and either remains immobile or exhibits purposeless or even bizarre movements. Catatonic symptoms also occur in schizophrenia or in manic episodes, or may be caused by neuroleptic malignant syndrome.[134]

Postpartum depression, or mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified,[135] refers to the intense, sustained and sometimes disabling depression experienced by women after giving birth. Postpartum depression has an incidence rate of 10–15% among new mothers. The DSM-IV mandates that, in order to qualify as postpartum depression, onset occur within one month of delivery. It has been said that postpartum depression can last as long as three months.[136]

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression in which depressive episodes come on in the autumn or winter, and resolve in spring. The diagnosis is made if at least two episodes have occurred in colder months with none at other times, over a two-year period or longer.[137]

[edit] Differential diagnosesMain article: Depression (differential diagnoses)

To confer major depressive disorder as the most likely diagnosis, other potential diagnoses must be considered, including dysthymia, adjustment disorder with depressed mood or bipolar disorder. Dysthymia is a chronic, milder mood disturbance in which a person reports a low mood almost daily over a span of at least two years. The symptoms are not as severe as those for major depression, although people with dysthymia are vulnerable to secondary episodes of major depression (sometimes referred to as double depression).[127] Adjustment disorder with depressed mood is a mood disturbance appearing as a psychological response to an identifiable event or stressor, in which the resulting emotional or behavioral symptoms are significant but do not meet the criteria for a major depressive episode.[131] Bipolar disorder, also known as manic–depressive disorder, is a condition in which depressive phases alternate with periods of mania or hypomania. Although depression is currently categorized as a separate disorder, there is ongoing debate because individuals diagnosed with major depression often experience some hypomanic symptoms, indicating a mood disorder continuum.[138]



Other disorders need to be ruled out before diagnosing major depressive disorder. They include depressions due to physical illness, medications, and substance abuse. Depression due to physical illness is diagnosed as a mood disorder due to a general medical condition. This condition is determined based on history, laboratory findings, or physical examination. When the depression is caused by a substance abused including a drug of abuse, a medication, or exposure to a toxin, it is then diagnosed as a substance-induced mood disorder.[139] In such cases, a substance is judged to be etiologically related to the mood disturbance.



Schizoaffective disorder is different from major depressive disorder with psychotic features because in the schizoaffective disorder at least two weeks of delusions or hallucinations must occur in the absence of prominent mood symptoms.



Depressive symptoms may be identified during schizophrenia, delusional disorder, and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified, and in such cases those symptoms are considered associated features of these disorders, therefore, a separate diagnosis is not deemed necessary unless the depressive symptoms meet full criteria for a major depressive episode. In that case, a diagnosis of depressive disorder not otherwise specified may be made as well as a diagnosis of schizophrenia.



Some cognitive symptoms of dementia such as disorientation, apathy, difficulty concentrating and memory loss may get confused with a major depressive episode in major depressive disorder. They are especially difficult to determine in elderly patients. In such cases, the premorbid state of the patient may be helpful to differentiate both disorders. In the case of dementia, there tends to be a premorbid history of declining cognitive function. In the case of a major depressive disorder patients tend to exhibit a relatively normal premorbid state and abrupt cognitive decline associated with the depression.



[edit] PreventionBehavioral interventions, such as interpersonal therapy, are effective at preventing new onset depression.[140] Because such interventions appear to be most effective when delivered to individuals or small groups, it has been suggested that they may be able to reach their large target audience most efficiently through the Internet.[141] However, an earlier meta-analysis found preventive programs with a competence-enhancing component to be superior to behaviorally oriented programs overall, and found behavioral programs to be particularly unhelpful for older people, for whom social support programs were uniquely beneficial. Additionally, the programs that best prevented depression comprised more than eight sessions, each lasting between 60 and 90 minutes; were provided by a combination of lay and professional workers; had a high-quality research design; reported attrition rates; and had a well-defined intervention.[142] The "Coping with Depression" course (CWD) is claimed to be the most successful of psychoeducational interventions for the treatment and prevention of depression (both for its adaptability to various populations and its results), with a risk reduction of 38% in major depression and an efficacy as a treatment comparing favorably to other psychotherapies.[143]



[edit] ManagementMain article: Management of depression

The three most common treatments for depression are psychotherapy, medication, and electroconvulsive therapy. Psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for people under 18, while electroconvulsive therapy is only used as a last resort. Care is usually given on an outpatient basis, while treatment in an inpatient unit is considered if there is a significant risk to self or others.



Treatment options are much more limited in developing countries, where access to mental health staff, medication, and psychotherapy is often difficult. Development of mental health services is minimal in many countries; depression is viewed as a phenomenon of the developed world despite evidence to the contrary, and not as an inherently life-threatening condition.[144] Physical exercise is recommended for management of mild depression,[145] but it has only a moderate, statistically insignificant effect on symptoms in most cases of major depressive disorder.[146]



[edit] PsychotherapyPsychotherapy can be delivered, to individuals, groups, or families by mental health professionals, including psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, and suitably trained psychiatric nurses. With more complex and chronic forms of depression, a combination of medication and psychotherapy may be used.[147]



Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) currently has the most research evidence for the treatment of depression in children and adolescents, and CBT and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) are preferred therapies for adolescent depression.[148] In people under 18, according to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, medication should only be offered in conjunction with a psychological therapy, such as CBT, interpersonal therapy, or family therapy.[149]



Psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in older people.[150][151] Successful psychotherapy appears to reduce the recurrence of depression even after it has been terminated or replaced by occasional booster sessions.



The most-studied form of psychotherapy for depression is CBT, which teaches clients to challenge self-defeating, but enduring ways of thinking (cognitions) and change counter-productive behaviours. Research beginning in the mid-1990s suggested that CBT could perform as well or better than antidepressants in patients with moderate to severe depression.[152][153] CBT may be effective in depressed adolescents,[154] although its effects on severe episodes are not definitively known.[155] Combining fluoxetine with CBT appeared to bring no additional benefit,[156][157] or, at the most, only marginal benefit.[158] Several variables predict success for cognitive behavioral therapy in adolescents: higher levels of rational thoughts, less hopelessness, fewer negative thoughts, and fewer cognitive distortions.[159] CBT is particularly beneficial in preventing relapse.[160][161] Several variants of cognitive behavior therapy have been used in depressed patients, most notably rational emotive behavior therapy,[162] and more recently mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.[163]



Psychoanalysis is a school of thought, founded by Sigmund Freud, which emphasizes the resolution of unconscious mental conflicts.[164] Psychoanalytic techniques are used by some practitioners to treat clients presenting with major depression.[165] A more widely practiced, eclectic technique, called psychodynamic psychotherapy, is loosely based on psychoanalysis and has an additional social and interpersonal focus.[166] In a meta-analysis of three controlled trials of Short Psychodynamic Supportive Psychotherapy, this modification was found to be as effective as medication for mild to moderate depression.[167]



Logotherapy, a form of existential psychotherapy developed by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, addresses the filling of an "existential vacuum" associated with feelings of futility and meaninglessness. It is posited that this type of psychotherapy may be useful for depression in older adolescents.[168]



[edit] Antidepressants

Zoloft (sertraline) is primarily used to treat major depression in adult outpatients. In 2007, it was the most prescribed antidepressant on the U.S. retail market, with 29,652,000 prescriptions.[169]The effectiveness of antidepressants are none to minimal in those with mild or moderate depression but significant in those with very severe disease.[170] The effects of antidepressants are somewhat superior to those of psychotherapy, especially in cases of chronic major depression, although in short-term trials more patients—especially those with less serious forms of depression—cease medication than cease psychotherapy, most likely due to adverse effects from the medication and to patients' preferences for psychological therapies over pharmacological treatments.[171][172]



To find the most effective antidepressant medication with minimal side effects, the dosages can be adjusted, and if necessary, combinations of different classes of antidepressants can be tried. Response rates to the first antidepressant administered range from 50–75%, and it can take at least six to eight weeks from the start of medication to remission, when the patient is back to their normal self.[173] Antidepressant medication treatment is usually continued for 16 to 20 weeks after remission, to minimize the chance of recurrence,[173] and even up to one year of continuation is recommended.[174] People with chronic depression may need to take medication indefinitely to avoid relapse.[5]



Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the primary medications prescribed owing to their effectiveness, relatively mild side effects, and because they are less toxic in overdose than other antidepressants.[175] Patients who do not respond to one SSRI can be switched to another antidepressant, and this results in improvement in almost 50% of cases.[176] Another option is to switch to the atypical antidepressant bupropion.[177][178][179] Venlafaxine, an antidepressant with a different mechanism of action, may be modestly more effective than SSRIs.[180] However, venlafaxine is not recommended in the UK as a first-line treatment because of evidence suggesting its risks may outweigh benefits,[181] and it is specifically discouraged in children and adolescents.[182][183] For adolescent depression, fluoxetine[182] and escitalopram[184] are the two recommended choices. Antidepressants have not been found to be beneficial in children.[185] Any antidepressant can cause low serum sodium levels (also called hyponatremia);[186] nevertheless, it has been reported more often with SSRIs.[175] It is not uncommon for SSRIs to cause or worsen insomnia; the sedating antidepressant mirtazapine can be used in such cases.[187][188]



Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, an older class of antidepressants, have been plagued by potentially life-threatening dietary and drug interactions. They are still used only rarely, although newer and better tolerated agents of this class have been developed.[189]



The terms "refractory depression" and "treatment-resistant depression" are used to describe cases that do not respond to adequate courses of at least two antidepressants.[190] In many major studies, only about 35% of patients respond well to medical treatment. It may be difficult for a doctor to decide when someone has treatment-resistant depression or whether the problem is due to coexisting disorders, which are common among patients with major depression.[191]



A team of psychologists from multiple American universities found that antidepressant drugs hardly have better effects than a placebo in cases of mild or moderate depression. The study focused on paroxetine and imipramine.[192]



For children, adolescents, and probably young adults between 18–24 years old, there is a higher risk of both suicidal ideations and suicidal behavior in those treated with SSRIs.[193][194][195][196][197] For adults, it is unclear whether or not SSRIs affect the risk of suicidality.[197] One review found no connection;[198] another an increased risk;[199] and a third no risk in those 25–65 years old and a decrease risk in those more than 65.[200] Epidemiological data has found that the widespread use of antidepressants in the new “SSRI-era” is associated with a significant decline in suicide rates in most countries with traditionally high baseline suicide rates.[201] The causality of the relationship is inconclusive.[202] A black box warning was introduced in the United States in 2007 on SSRI and other antidepressant medications due to increased risk of suicide in patients younger than 24 years old.[203] Similar precautionary notice revisions were implemented by the Japanese Ministry of Health.[204]



[edit] Electroconvulsive therapyElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure whereby pulses of electricity are sent through the brain via two electrodes, usually one on each temple, to induce a seizure while the patient is under a brief period of general anaesthesia. Hospital psychiatrists may recommend ECT for cases of severe major depression which have not responded to antidepressant medication or, less often, psychotherapy or supportive interventions.[205] ECT can have a quicker effect than antidepressant therapy and thus may be the treatment of choice in emergencies such as catatonic depression where the patient has stopped eating and drinking, or where a patient is severely suicidal.[205] ECT is probably more effective than pharmacotherapy for depression in the immediate short-term,[206] although a landmark community-based study found much lower remission rates in routine practice.[207] When ECT is used on its own, the relapse rate within the first six months is very high; early studies put the rate at around 50%,[208] while a more recent controlled trial found rates of 84% even with placebos.[209] The early relapse rate may be reduced by the use of psychiatric medications or further ECT[210][211] (although the latter is not recommended by some authorities)[212] but remains high.[213] Common initial adverse effects from ECT include short and long-term memory loss, disorientation and headache.[214] Although memory disturbance after ECT usually resolves within one month, ECT remains a controversial treatment, and debate on its efficacy and safety continues.[215][216]



[edit] PrognosisMajor depressive episodes often resolve over time whether or not they are treated. Outpatients on a waiting list show a 10–15% reduction in symptoms within a few months, with approximately 20% no longer meeting the full criteria for a depressive disorder.[217] The median duration of an episode has been estimated to be 23 weeks, with the highest rate of recovery in the first three months.[218]



Studies have shown that 80% of those suffering from their first major depressive episode will suffer from at least 1 more during their life,[219] with a lifetime average of 4 episodes.[220] Other general population studies indicate around half those who have an episode (whether treated or not) recover and remain well, while the other half will have at least one more, and around 15% of those experience chronic recurrence.[221] Studies recruiting from selective inpatient sources suggest lower recovery and higher chronicity, while studies of mostly outpatients show that nearly all recover, with a median episode duration of 11 months. Around 90% of those with severe or psychotic depression, most of whom also meet criteria for other mental disorders, experience recurrence.[222][223]



Recurrence is more likely if symptoms have not fully resolved with treatment. Current guidelines recommend continuing antidepressants for four to six months after remission to prevent relapse. Evidence from many randomized controlled trials indicates continuing antidepressant medications after recovery can reduce the chance of relapse by 70% (41% on placebo vs. 18% on antidepressant). The preventive effect probably lasts for at least the first 36 months of use.[224]



Those people who experience repeated episodes of depression are required quick and ongoing treatment in order to prevent more severe, long-term depression. In some cases, people need to take medications for long periods of time or for the rest of their lives.[225]



Cases when outcome is poor are associated with inappropriate treatment, severe initial symptoms that may include psychosis, early age of onset, more previous episodes, incomplete recovery after 1 year, pre-existing severe mental or medical disorder, and family dysfunction as well.[226]



Depressed individuals have a shorter life expectancy than those without depression, in part because depressed patients are at risk of dying by suicide.[227] However, they also have a higher rate of dying from other causes,[228] being more susceptible to medical conditions such as heart disease.[229] Up to 60% of people who commit suicide have a mood disorder such as major depression, and the risk is especially high if a person has a marked sense of hopelessness or has both depression and borderline personality disorder.[1] The lifetime risk of suicide associated with a diagnosis of major depression in the US is estimated at 3.4%, which averages two highly disparate figures of almost 7% for men and 1% for women[230] (although suicide attempts are more frequent in women).[231] The estimate is substantially lower than a previously accepted figure of 15% which had been derived from older studies of hospitalized patients.[232]



Depression is often associated with unemployment and poverty.[233] Major depression is currently the leading cause of disease burden in North America and other high-income countries, and the fourth-leading cause worldwide. In the year 2030, it is predicted to be the second-leading cause of disease burden worldwide after HIV, according to the World Health Organization.[234] Delay or failure in seeking treatment after relapse, and the failure of health professionals to provide treatment, are two barriers to reducing disability.[235]



[edit] Epidemiology[edit] Prevalence

Age-standardised disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rates of unipolar depressive disorders by country (per 100,000 inhabitants) in 2004.[236]Depression is a major cause of morbidity worldwide.[237] Lifetime prevalence varies widely, from 3% in Japan to 17% in the US. In most countries the number of people who would suffer from depression during their lives falls within an 8–12% range.[238][239] In North America the probability of having a major depressive episode within a year-long period is 3–5% for males and 8–10% for females.[240][241] Population studies have consistently shown major depression to be about twice as common in women as in men, although it is unclear why this is so, and whether factors unaccounted for are contributing to this.[242] The relative increase in occurrence is related to pubertal development rather than chronological age, reaches adult ratios between the ages of 15 and 18, and appears associated with psychosocial more than hormonal factors.[242]



People are most likely to suffer their first depressive episode between the ages of 30 and 40, and there is a second, smaller peak of incidence between ages 50 and 60.[243] The risk of major depression is increased with neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, or multiple sclerosis and during the first year after childbirth.[244] It is also more common after cardiovascular illnesses, and is related more to a poor outcome than to a better one.[229][245] Studies conflict on the prevalence of depression in the elderly, but most data suggest there is a reduction in this age group.[246] Depressive disorder are most common to observe in urban than in rural population and the prevalence is in groups with higher socioeconomic factors i.e. homeless people [247]



[edit] By countryAge-standardised DALY rates per 100,000 inhabitants[248] [show]Rank Country DALY rate

1 United States 1,454.74

2 Nepal 1,424.48

3 East Timor 1,404.10

4 Bangladesh 1,401.53

5 India 1,400.84

6 Pakistan 1,400.42

7 Brazil 1,396.10

8 Maldives 1,391.61

9 Bhutan 1,385.53

10 Afghanistan 1,385.14

11 Finland 1,344.13

12 Israel 1,273.92

13 Slovenia 1,248.47

14 Belgium 1,244.46

15 France 1,234.32

16 Chile 1,221.23

17 Guatemala 1,177.03

18 Haiti 1,170.73

19 Bolivia 1,161.56

20 Nicaragua 1,161.25

21 Canada 1,157.07

22 Ecuador 1,156.30

23 Peru 1,156.07

24 Croatia 1,141.79

25 Armenia 1,133.20

26 Azerbaijan 1,120.05

27 Switzerland 1,114.11

28 Turkmenistan 1,112.94

29 Tajikistan 1,112.45

30 Kyrgyzstan 1,112.10

31 Denmark 1,110.76

32 Uzbekistan 1,110.18

33 Luxembourg 1,110.00

34 Austria 1,108.30

35 El Salvador 1,103.93

36 Jamaica 1,100.10

37 Colombia 1,099.51

38 Bahamas 1,099.29

39 Honduras 1,098.66

40 Trinidad and Tobago 1,098.21

41 Grenada 1,098.14

42 Saint Lucia 1,097.85

43 Uruguay 1,095.86

44 Barbados 1,095.76

45 Dominica 1,094.66

46 Antigua and Barbuda 1,094.65

47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,094.64

48 Argentina 1,094.20

49 Dominican Republic 1,093.04

50 Suriname 1,091.56

51 Venezuela 1,088.72

52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,087.50

53 Cuba 1,087.25

54 Guyana 1,086.82

55 Panama 1,086.71

56 Belize 1,085.63

57 Paraguay 1,085.28

58 Costa Rica 1,083.23

59 Sweden 1,060.42

60 Georgia 1,056.60

61 Albania 1,047.94

62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,044.53

63 Poland 1,043.18

64 Slovakia 1,042.62

Rank Country DALY rate

65 Romania 1,041.97

66 Bulgaria 1,040.66

67 Serbia and Montenegro 1,039.45

68 Macedonia 1,037.76

69 Turkey 1,037.51

70 Norway 996.780

71 United Kingdom 960.624

72 Ireland 959.325

73 Monaco 959.222

74 Andorra 956.319

75 Iceland 955.986

76 Germany 955.011

77 Lebanon 939.728

78 Cyprus 936.667

79 Morocco 936.319

80 Czech Republic 934.095

81 Egypt 931.894

82 Iraq 931.842

83 Yemen 931.675

84 Tunisia 931.414

85 Syria 930.510

86 Iran 929.554

87 Indonesia 927.707

88 Thailand 925.765

89 Cambodia 923.746

90 Jordan 923.086

91 Laos 923.076

92 Sri Lanka 922.893

93 Philippines 921.373

94 Libya 919.740

95 Singapore 919.158

96 Malaysia 918.331

97 Myanmar 917.689

98 Brunei 912.718

99 Vietnam 911.415

100 Papua New Guinea 909.399

101 Tonga 909.227

102 Federated States of Micronesia 904.903

103 Fiji 903.122

104 Nauru 900.547

105 Marshall Islands 900.546

106 Palau 900.533

107 Kiribati 900.401

108 Solomon Islands 900.169

109 Niue 899.281

110 Tuvalu 899.004

111 Cook Islands 898.923

112 Vanuatu 898.831

113 Samoa 896.317

114 Saudi Arabia 895.616

115 Bahrain 892.281

116 Oman 888.392

117 Kuwait 877.069

118 North Korea 868.902

119 Mongolia 866.490

120 South Korea 863.421

121 San Marino 862.099

122 Netherlands 861.586

123 Kazakhstan 860.070

124 Ukraine 858.312

125 Estonia 857.445

126 China 857.314

127 Russia 856.718

128 Belarus 855.825

Rank Country DALY rate

129 Lithuania 855.363

130 Latvia 855.207

131 Moldova 855.040

132 New Zealand 851.065

133 Qatar 847.175

134 Hungary 847.062

135 Australia 846.943

136 U.A.E. 841.571

137 Mexico 784.702

138 Italy 776.376

139 Malta 763.792

140 Cape Verde 748.052

141 Mali 746.409

142 Lesotho 745.348

143 Angola 739.066

144 Burkina Faso 738.634

145 Sierra Leone 738.366

146 Sao Tome and Principe 737.979

147 Guinea-Bissau 737.928

148 Equatorial Guinea 737.167

149 Chad 736.668

150 Togo 736.605

151 Nigeria 736.038

152 Senegal 735.975

153 Somalia 735.670

154 Swaziland 735.205

155 Madagascar 735.148

156 Liberia 734.677

157 Cameroon 734.635

158 Rwanda 734.221

159 Gambia 734.206

160 Benin 733.968

161 Mauritania 733.944

162 Comoros 733.904

163 Mozambique 733.777

164 Gabon 733.615

165 Djibouti 733.559

166 Guinea 732.777

167 Mauritius 732.672

168 Seychelles 732.305

169 Sudan 732.233

170 Algeria 731.743

171 Burundi 731.009

172 Niger 730.976

173 Ghana 730.842

174 Eritrea 730.154

175 C.A.R. 728.622

176 Namibia 726.357

177 Malawi 725.934

178 South Africa 725.772

179 D.R. of the Congo 725.756

180 Tanzania 724.539

181 Zimbabwe 724.516

182 Zambia 724.126

183 Botswana 723.997

184 Rep. of the Congo 723.945

185 Ethiopia 723.892

186 Kenya 723.667

187 Uganda 722.676

188 Portugal 721.798

189 Côte d'Ivoire 714.969

190 Greece 632.054

191 Spain 620.772

192 Japan 531.252





[edit] ComorbidityMajor depression frequently co-occurs with other psychiatric problems. The 1990–92 National Comorbidity Survey (US) reports that 51% of those with major depression also suffer from lifetime anxiety.[249] Anxiety symptoms can have a major impact on the course of a depressive illness, with delayed recovery, increased risk of relapse, greater disability and increased suicide attempts.[250] American neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky similarly argues that the relationship between stress, anxiety, and depression could be measured and demonstrated biologically.[251] There are increased rates of alcohol and drug abuse and particularly dependence,[252] and around a third of individuals diagnosed with ADHD develop comorbid depression.[253] Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression often co-occur.[5]



Depression and pain often co-occur, especially if it is chronic or uncontrollable pain[citation needed]. This conforms with Seligman's theory of learned helplessness. One or more pain symptoms is present in 65% of depressed patients, and anywhere from five to 85% of patients with pain will be suffering from depression, depending on the setting; there is a lower prevalence in general practice, and higher in specialty clinics. The diagnosis of depression is often delayed or missed, and the outcome worsens. The outcome can also obviously worsen if the depression is noticed but completely misunderstood[254]



Depression is also associated with a 1.5- to 2-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, independent of other known risk factors, and is itself linked directly or indirectly to risk factors such as smoking and obesity. People with major depression are less likely to follow medical recommendations for treating cardiovascular disorders, which further increases their risk. In addition, cardiologists may not recognize underlying depression that complicates a cardiovascular problem under their care.[255]



[edit] HistoryMain article: History of depression

The Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates described a syndrome of melancholia as a distinct disease with particular mental and physical symptoms; he characterized all "fears and despondencies, if they last a long time" as being symptomatic of the ailment.[256] It was a similar but far broader concept than today's depression; prominence was given to a clustering of the symptoms of sadness, dejection, and despondency, and often fear, anger, delusions and obsessions were included.[72]



The term depression itself was derived from the Latin verb deprimere, "to press down".[257] From the 14th century, "to depress" meant to subjugate or to bring down in spirits. It was used in 1665 in English author Richard Baker's Chronicle to refer to someone having "a great depression of spirit", and by English author Samuel Johnson in a similar sense in 1753.[258] The term also came in to use in physiology and economics. An early usage referring to a psychiatric symptom was by French psychiatrist Louis Delasiauve in 1856, and by the 1860s it was appearing in medical dictionaries to refer to a physiological and metaphorical lowering of emotional function.[259] Since Aristotle, melancholia had been associated with men of learning and intellectual brilliance, a hazard of contemplation and creativity. The newer concept abandoned these associations and through the 19th century, became more associated with women.[72]



Although melancholia remained the dominant diagnostic term, depression gained increasing currency in medical treatises and was a synonym by the end of the century; German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin may have been the first to use it as the overarching term, referring to different kinds of melancholia as depressive states.[260]



Sigmund Freud likened the state of melancholia to mourning in his 1917 paper Mourning and Melancholia. He theorized that objective loss, such as the loss of a valued relationship through death or a romantic break-up, results in subjective loss as well; the depressed individual has identified with the object of affection through an unconscious, narcissistic process called the libidinal cathexis of the ego. Such loss results in severe melancholic symptoms more profound than mourning; not only is the outside world viewed negatively, but the ego itself is compromised.[70] The patient's decline of self-perception is revealed in his belief of his own blame, inferiority, and unworthiness.[71] He also emphasized early life experiences as a predisposing factor.[72] Meyer put forward a mixed social and biological framework emphasizing reactions in the context of an individual's life, and argued that the term depression should be used instead of melancholia.[261] The first version of the DSM (DSM-I, 1952) contained depressive reaction and the DSM-II (1968) depressive neurosis, defined as an excessive reaction to internal conflict or an identifiable event, and also included a depressive type of manic-depressive psychosis within Major affective disorders.[262]



In the mid-20th century, researchers theorized that depression was caused by a chemical imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, a theory based on observations made in the 1950s of the effects of reserpine and isoniazid in altering monoamine neurotransmitter levels and affecting depressive symptoms.[263]



The term Major depressive disorder was introduced by a group of US clinicians in the mid-1970s as part of proposals for diagnostic criteria based on patterns of symptoms (called the "Research Diagnostic Criteria", building on earlier Feighner Criteria),[264] and was incorporated in to the DSM-III in 1980.[265] To maintain consistency the ICD-10 used the same criteria, with only minor alterations, but using the DSM diagnostic threshold to mark a mild depressive episode, adding higher threshold categories for moderate and severe episodes.[265][266] The ancient idea of melancholia still survives in the notion of a melancholic subtype.



The new definitions of depression were widely accepted, albeit with some conflicting findings and views. There have been some continued empirically based arguments for a return to the diagnosis of melancholia.[267][268] There has been some criticism of the expansion of coverage of the diagnosis, related to the development and promotion of antidepressants and the biological model since the late 1950s.[269]



[edit] Society and culture

Former American president Abraham Lincoln suffered from "melancholy", a condition which now may be referred to as clinical depression.[270]See also: List of people with depression

People's conceptualizations of depression vary widely, both within and among cultures. "Because of the lack of scientific certainty," one commentator has observed, "the debate over depression turns on questions of language. What we call it—'disease,' 'disorder,' 'state of mind'—affects how we view, diagnose, and treat it."[271] There are cultural differences in the extent to which serious depression is considered an illness requiring personal professional treatment, or is an indicator of something else, such as the need to address social or moral problems, the result of biological imbalances, or a reflection of individual differences in the understanding of distress that may reinforce feelings of powerlessness, and emotional struggle.[272][273]



The diagnosis is less common in some countries, such as China. It has been argued that the Chinese traditionally deny or somatize emotional depression (although since the early 1980s the Chinese denial of depression may have modified drastically).[274] Alternatively, it may be that Western cultures reframe and elevate some expressions of human distress to disorder status. Australian professor Gordon Parker and others have argued that the Western concept of depression "medicalizes" sadness or misery.[275][276] Similarly, Hungarian-American psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and others argue that depression is a metaphorical illness that is inappropriately regarded as an actual disease.[277] There has also been concern that the DSM, as well as the field of descriptive psychiatry that employs it, tends to reify abstract phenomena such as depression, which may in fact be social constructs.[278] American archetypal psychologist James Hillman writes that depression can be healthy for the soul, insofar as "it brings refuge, limitation, focus, gravity, weight, and humble powerlessness."[279] Hillman argues that therapeutic attempts to eliminate depression echo the Christian theme of resurrection, but have the unfortunate effect of demonizing a soulful state of being.



Historical figures were often reluctant to discuss or seek treatment for depression due to social stigma about the condition, or due to ignorance of diagnosis or treatments. Nevertheless, analysis or interpretation of letters, journals, artwork, writings or statements of family and friends of some historical personalities has led to the presumption that they may have had some form of depression. People who may have had depression include English author Mary Shelley,[280] American-British writer Henry James,[281] and American president Abraham Lincoln.[282] Some well-known contemporary people with possible depression include Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen [283] and American playwright and novelist Tennessee Williams.[284] Some pioneering psychologists, such as Americans William James [285][286] and John B. Watson,[287] dealt with their own depression.



There has been a continuing discussion of whether neurological disorders and mood disorders may be linked to creativity, a discussion that goes back to Aristotelian times.[288][289] British literature gives many examples of reflections on depression.[290] English philosopher John Stuart Mill experienced a several-months-long period of what he called "a dull state of nerves", when one is "unsusceptible to enjoyment or pleasurable excitement; one of those moods when what is pleasure at other times, becomes insipid or indifferent". He quoted English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Dejection" as a perfect description of his case: "A grief without a pang, void, dark and drear, / A drowsy, stifled, unimpassioned grief, / Which finds no natural outlet or relief / In word, or sigh, or tear."[291][292] English writer Samuel Johnson used the term "the black dog" in the 1780s to describe his own depression,[293] and it was subsequently popularized by depression sufferer former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.[293]



Social stigma of major depression is widespread, and contact with mental health services reduces this only slightly. Public opinions on treatment differ markedly to those of health professionals; alternative treatments are held to be more helpful than pharmacological ones, which are viewed poorly.[294] In the UK, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of General Practitioners conducted a joint Five-year Defeat Depression campaign to educate and reduce stigma from 1992 to 1996;[295] a MORI study conducted afterwards showed a small positive change in public attitudes to depression and treatment.[296]



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[edit] External linksDepression at the Open Directory Project

NHS Evidence – search results for Depression

Video: How to Identify and Treat Depression. Ten minutes. Multiple subtitles.

Depression and Related Disorders in Children

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed Children