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	Clinical depression -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Melancholic depression (what used to be referred to as endogenous depression) is characterized by (An inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness) insomnia, poor appetite and weight loss, less responsive mood, and morning worsening.
		About two new mothers out of a thousand have depression so severe it includes (Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder) hallucinations or ((psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary) delusions.
		Living with a depressed person Those living with someone suffering from depression experience increased (A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune) anxiety, and life disruption, which increases the possibility of their also becoming depressed.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/clinical_depression.htm (3876 words)

	NGC - NGC Summary
		Psychiatrists initiating treatment for major depressive disorder have at their disposal a number of medications, a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and other treatment modalities (e.g., light therapy) that may be used alone or in combination.
		Electroconvulsive therapy should be considered for patients with major depressive disorder with a high degree of symptom severity and functional impairment or for cases in which psychotic symptoms or catatonia are present [I].
		Patients with major depressive disorder with atypical features are one group for whom several studies suggest monoamine oxidase inhibitors may be particularly effective; however, in clinical practice, many psychiatrists start with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in such patients because of the more favorable adverse effect profile.
	www.guidelines.gov /summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=2605&nbr=1831 (4805 words)

	Psych Central: Depression and Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms
		A depressed mood caused by substances (such as drugs, alcohol, medications) is not considered a major depressive disorder, nor is one which is caused by a general medical condition.
		Major depressive disorder generally cannot be diagnosed if a person has a history of manic, hypomanic, or mixed episodes (e.g., a bipolar disorder) or if the depressed mood is better accounted for by schizoaffective disorder and is not superimposed on schizophrenia, a delusion or psychotic disorder.
		In addition, for a diagnosis of major depression to be made, the symptoms must not be better accounted for by Bereavement, i.e., after the loss of a loved one, the symptoms persist for longer than 2 months or are characterized by marked functional impairment, morbid preoccupation with worthlessness, suicidal ideation, psychotic symptoms, or psychomotor retardation.
	www.psychcentral.com /disorders/sx22.htm (468 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Major depression
		Major depression is when 5 or more symptoms of depression are present for at least 2 weeks.
		Major depression is one of the most common chronic conditions.
		Major depression is diagnosed if the person reports having 5 or more depressive symptoms for at least 2 weeks.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000945.htm (1146 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Mood-incongruent psychosis (e.g., Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform Disorder, Delusional Disorder, or Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified).
		Depression may also be a consequence of drug or alcohol withdrawal and is commonly seen after cocaine and amphetamine use.
		The concordance for major depression in monozygotic twins is substantially higher than it is in dizygotic twins.
	www.psychologynet.org /major.html (2598 words)

	Major Depressive Episode (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Depression, which affects people of all ages, income, race, and cultures, is a disturbance of mood and is characterized by a loss of interest or pleasure in normal everyday activities.
		The agitated state in major depressive disorder should not be confused with the manic episode that occurs in bipolar disorder, when mood is temporarily elevated by a transient sense of hope and elation.
		After the first episode of Major Depressive Disorder, there is a 50%-60% chance of having a second episode, and a 5-10% chance of having a Manic Episode (i.e., developing Bipolar I Disorder).
	www.psychnet-uk.com /dsm_iv/major_depression.htm (2636 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder
		Major depressive disorder is the most common type of clinical depression.
		In fact the disorder has been called, "the common cold of psychiatric disorders." The disorder affects from ten to twenty percent of the American population.
		Major depression is usually considered a disorder of young adults.
	www.depression-help-for-you.com /major-depressive-disorder.html (566 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder Facts in AllPsych Journal
		Depression can be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, brought about by stress, experiencing a personal loss, or a traumatic experience.
		Depression is not a selective illness; it affects children, teenagers, adults, and senior citizens.
		Depression in the elderly frequently goes undiagnosed because the symptoms may be masked by physical complaints.
	allpsych.com /journal/depression.html (1597 words)

	All About Depression: Diagnosis: Major Depressive Disorder
		Major depressive disorder is also known as major depression, clinical depression, or unipolar depression.
		Major depressive disorder should be taken very seriously since up to 15% of those with this condition die by suicide.
		For a major depressive episode a person must have experienced at least five of the nine symptoms below for the same two weeks or more, for most of the time almost every day, and this is a change from his/her prior level of functioning.
	www.allaboutdepression.com /dia_03.html (1139 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Major depressive disorder is a serious illness that causes persistent changes in a person’s mood, thinking and behavior, most commonly resulting in feelings of sadness or emptiness more extreme and longer lasting than normal sadness or grief.
		Particularly when there is genetic vulnerability to depression, the likelihood of developing a major depressive episode can be exacerbated by exposure to prolonged stress, a history of abuse, or a life crisis, such as the death of a loved one, divorce or job loss.
		Since symptoms of depression can be mistaken for “normal” adolescent problems, high school and college age persons may be at high risk for undiagnosed depression which can lead to suicide, now the leading cause of death among the 15 to 24 year old age group.
	www.northshorelij.com /body.cfm?id=732 (623 words)

	Depression - MentalHealthChannel
		Major depressive disorder is one of two serious mood disorders (the other is bipolar disorder, or manic depressive disorder) that affect every aspect of life.
		The predominant symptoms of depression are a general loss of interest and energy, and an inability to experience pleasure.
		For example, Eastern people may describe depression as a series of pains, loss of focus, or an imbalance in their energy, rather than as a mental health disorder.
	mentalhealthchannel.net /depression (463 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder - Symptoms - MentalHealthChannel
		A high percentage of people, especially women, who suffer from eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, are diagnosed with depressive disorder.
		Depression manifestations such as weight gain, sleeping too much, and a loss of interest in sex are known as vegetative states.
		Depressed people (especially those undiagnosed) are typically unable to talk about the cause for their reduced sexual drive with their partners.
	www.mentalhealthchannel.net /depression/symptoms.shtml (837 words)

	AllRefer Health - Major Depression (Depression - Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Unipolar Depression)
		Major depression occurs in all groups of people, and it is more common than you might realize.
		Many women are especially vulnerable to depression after giving birth as a result of the hormonal and physical changes that they have experienced.
		Depression can also be seen in adolescents and children, and they can also benefit from treatment.
	health.allrefer.com /health/major-depression-info.html (478 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder in Mood Disorders at ALLPSYCH Online
		Research has shown that depression is influenced by both biological and environmental factors.
		Studies show that first degree relatives of people with depression have a higher incidence of the illness, whether they are raised with this relative or not, supporting the influence of biological factors.
		Major Depressive Disorder has a better prognosis than other mood disorders in that medication and therapy have been very successful in alleviating symptomotology.
	allpsych.com /disorders/mood/majordepression.html (372 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder
		Symptoms of clinical depression, dysthymic disorder, major depression and mood disorders, and common treatments.
		Paper proposing that major depressive disorder is inappropriate 'sickness behavior' generated by abnormalities in cytokines, and that antidepressants exert their specifically beneficial effects through analgesic action on the core dysphoric emotion of malaise.
		Major depressive disorder, depression, can be treated with antidepressant medication before sadness takes over.
	www.health-nexus.com /major_depressive_disorder1.htm (271 words)

	Questions and Answers on Paxil (paroxetine hydrochloride) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		However, the FDA does not regulate the practice of medicine and physicians may use a drug in ways other than indicated on the labeling when, in their professional judgment, it is warranted in a particular case.
		Paxil is approved for use in adults for the following indications: major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
		Paxil has been demonstrated to be effective in treatment of major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder in adults.
	www.fda.gov /cder/drug/infopage/paxil/paxilQ&A.htm (876 words)

	BioMed Central \| Full text \| High vitamin B12level and good treatment outcome may be associated in major depressive ...
		At entry, the diagnosis of a current episode of major depressive disorder was confirmed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, conducted by a trained interviewer [16].
		The association between folate and depression may be more prominent in elderly subjects, among whom folate deficiency has been relatively common in some studies [27].
		Another explanation is that depression may also affect the quality of food in the diet which lowers levels of blood vitamins during an episode of depression [7].
	www.biomedcentral.com /1471-244X/3/17 (3689 words)

	FDA Public Health Advisory
		While occurrences of suicidality are not unexpected in patients with MDD, preliminary data suggest an excess of such reports for patients assigned to several of these antidepressant drugs compared to those assigned to placebo.
		FDA emphasizes that, for the 7 drugs evaluated in pediatric major depressive disorder (MDD), data reviewed by FDA were adequate to establish effectiveness in MDD for only one of these drugs, Prozac (fluoxetine).
		FDA recognizes that pediatric MDD is a serious condition for which there are few established treatment options, and that clinicians often must make choices among treatments available for adult MDD.
	www.fda.gov /cder/drug/advisory/mdd.htm (573 words)

	Mood
		Either depressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure must be one of the five.
		Depression associated with the general medical condition of Alzheimer's or vascular dementia is designated as part of the Axis I code for the dementia (see pages 27 and 32).
		Depression that occurs with other dementias must be coded separately on Axis I. On Axis III, also code the specific general medical condition that has caused the mood disorder.
	www.geocities.com /morrison94/mood.htm (3293 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule: Seasonal Pattern Specifier for Mood Disorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		There has been a regular temporal relationship between the onset of Major Depressive Episodes in Bipolar I or Bipolar II Disorder or Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, and a particular time of the year (e.g., regular appearance of the Major Depressive Episode in the fall or winter).
		Full remissions (or a change from depression to mania or hypomania) also occur at a characteristic time of the year (e.g., depression disappears in the spring).
		In the last 2 years, two Major Depressive Episodes have occurred that demonstrate the temporal seasonal relationships defined in Criteria A and B, and no nonseasonal Major Depressive Episodes have occurred during that same period.
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/csps.htm (199 words)

	Major depressive disorder
		The major depressive disorder is usually called a depression.
		Besides the depressive mood, other characteristics are: don't feel like doing things, have little apetite, and have trouble focussing attention.
		People with this disorder have a depressed mood almost every day for a period of many weeks.
	www.psyonline.nl /stoornis/en-depressie.htm (79 words)

	Recurrence After Recovery From Major Depressive Disorder During 15 Years of Observational Follow-Up -- Mueller et al. ...
		are secondary subtype of depression (6) and the persistence
		at intake as predictors of the subsequent course of major depressive
		Gonzales LR, Lewinsohn PM, Clarke GN: Longitudinal follow-up of unipolar depressives: an investigation of predictors of relapse.
	ajp.psychiatryonline.org /cgi/content/full/156/7/1000 (4051 words)

	major depressive disorder, mental illness symptoms, types of mental illnesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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		It aims to provide comprehensive information and interactivity for people with bipolar disorder, their friends, families and carers, as well as healthcare professionals interested or involved in treating people with bipolar disorder.
	www.bi-polar-education.co.uk /major_depressive_disorder.htm (147 words)

	Duloxetine, 60 mg Once Daily, for Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial/JCP ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In addition, physical symptoms are commonly seen in MDD patients, increasing overall morbidity and health care utilization.
		Duloxetine hydrochloride, a dual reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine, was evaluated for efficacy and tolerability/safety in the treatment of MDD and associated physical symptoms.
		These findings suggest that duloxetine may be a first-line treatment for patients with MDD and associated painful physical symptoms.
	www.psychiatrist.com /abstracts/200204/ab040205.htm (535 words)

	Major Depressive Disorder - Treatment - MentalHealthChannel
		The goal of these treatments is to relieve symptoms of a major depressive episode and reduce the risk for recurrence.
		Psychotherapy also treats depression as a manifestation of cognitive-behavioral dysfunction and its goal is to change self-perception and behavior.
		Use of ECT is reserved for patients with chronic depression who do not respond to antidepressant medications, and patients who suffer severe depression and are in danger of harming themselves and/or others.
	www.mentalhealthchannel.net /depression/treatments.shtml (516 words)

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