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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Clinical depression

Clinical Depression is state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living (ADLs). The diagnosis may be applied when an individual meets a sufficient number of the symptomatic criteria for the Depression spectrum as suggested in the DSM-IV-TR or ICD-9/10. It is important to note that an individual may suffer from what is termed a "clinical depression" without fully meeting the criteria for a specific diagnosis on the Depression spect ...

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Clinical depression - Sources

clinical depression: Encyclopedia II - Clinical depression - Types of depression Clinical depression - Major Depression. Major Depression, or, more properly, 'Major Depressive Disorder' (MDD) is characterized by a severely depressed mood that persists for at least two weeks, and is generally recognized to contain an organic (chemical) component. Major Depressive Disorder is specified as either "a single episode" or "recurrent", as periods of depression may ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Depression mood

Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Depression, or, more properly, a depressed mood, refers to a state of non-clinical melacholia that is shorter than 2 weeks in duration and distinctly differentiated from a diagnosis of clinical Depression. A depressed mood is generally situational and reactive, and associated w ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Vagus nerve stimulation

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an invasive medical procedure used to treat clinical depression (including treatment-resistant depression) and epilepsy. It is usually used as a last chance method, when other treatments have failed to work. VNS has only been recently approved by the FDA to treat depression. The FDA has approved VNS for the treatment of depression after at least four pharmacological treatment ...

clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Depression

Depression may refer to: Clinical depression, a medically-defined state of mind identified by clusters of symptoms such as markedly-decreased motivation, interest, libido, activity, sense of pleasure, ability to sleep, etc. Crucially, unlike a transitory depressive mood, it is also concomitant with sustained changes in the production and absorption of neurotransmitters in the brain. Depression (mood), an everyday term for a sad or low mood or the loss of pleasure, but not clustered with other symptoms of clinical

clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Mania

Mania is a medical condition characterised by severely elevated mood. Mania is most usually associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may cyclically alternate with episodes of depression. (Note: not all mania can be classified as bipolar disorder, as mania may result from other diseases or causes. However, bipolar disorder is the "classic" manic disease.) Hypomania is a less severe variant of mania, where there is less loss of control. Mania - Symptoms. Although "severely elevated mood" soun ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Bipolar spectrum

The bipolar spectrum is the continuous range of depressive diseases, ranging from bipolar disorder to unipolar depression. A simple nomenclature system was introduced in 1978, although there are others, by Angst, J., et al, to easier label individuals' affectedness within the spectrum, following a clinical study by the Psychiatric University Clinic of Zurich. Points on the spectrum using this nomenclature are denoted using the following codes: 'M' severe mania 'D' severe depression (unipolar depression) 'm' less severe mania ...

clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Cognitive therapy

Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavior therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and other forms of mental disorder. It involves recognising unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting then modifying or replace these with more realistic or helpful ones. Its practitioners hold that typically clinical depression is associated with (although not necessarily caused by) negatively biased thinking and irrational thoughts. Cognitive therapy is often used in conjunction with mood s ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Apathy

Apathy is the lack of emotion, motivation, or enthusiasm. Apathy is a psychological term for a state of indifference — where an individual is unresponsive or "indifferent" to aspects of emotional, social, or physical life. Clinical apathy is considered to be at an elevated level, while a moderate level might be considered depression, and an extreme level could be diagnosed as a dissociative disorder. The physical aspect of apathy associated with physical deterioration, muscle loss, and lack of energy is called lethargy � ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Nausea

Nausea (Greek Ναυτεία) is the sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach with an urge to vomit. Nausea - Causes. Nausea is a symptom of many conditions. It is also an adverse effect of many drugs. In medicine, nausea is a particular problem during some chemotherapy regimens and following general anaesthesia. Nausea is also a common symptom of pregnancy. Other causes include: altitude sickness, angina, brain tumor, cirrhosis, clinical depression, coeliac disea ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Antidepressant

An antidepressant is a medication designed to treat or alleviate the symptoms of clinical depression. Some antidepressants, notably the tricyclics, are commonly used off-label in the treatment of neuropathic pain, whether or not the patient is depressed. Smaller doses are generally used for this purpose, and they often take effect more quickly. Many antidepressants also are used for the treatment of anxiety disorders, and tricyclic antidepressants are used in the treatment of chronic pain disorders such as chronic functional abdominal pain (CFAP), m ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder, still often referred to colloquially as manic-depression, is a mood disorder marked by episodes of clinically definable depression intermingled with episodes of mania and/or hypomania. Emil Kraepelin, who first described the illness, and coined the term "manic depression", noted in his original delineation of the disease intervals of acute illness, manic or depressive, that were generally punctuated by relatively symptom-free intervals in which a patient was able to ...

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Bipolar disorder - Principles

Bipolar disorder - Prognosis

clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, and difficulties with coordination and speech. Although many patients lead full and rewarding lives, MS can cause impaired mobility and disability in the more severe cases. Multiple sclerosis affects neurons, the cells of the brain and spinal cord that carry information, create thought and perception and allow the brain to co ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia - Clinical pharmacology

Clinical pharmacology is the study of pharmacology in relation to clinical science. It is a science which deals with the effects of drugs in healthy volunteers and in patients. In the evaluation process the action and adverse affects of drugs can be measured and compared. Clinical pharmacology - Primary aspects. The aspects of clinical pharmacology are summarized: Pharmacokinetics - what happens to the drug while in the body. Affects target dose level. Absorption ...

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clinical depression: Encyclopedia II - Clinical depression - Books

Clinical depression - Books by psychologists/psychiatrists. Beck, A. T., Rush, A. J., Shaw, B. F., Emery, G. (1987). Cognitive therapy of depression. New York: Guilford. Burns, David D. (1999). Feeling Good : The New Mood Therapy. Avon. Klein, D. F., & Wender, P. H. (1993). Understanding depression: A complete guide to its diagnosis and treatment. New York: Oxford University Press. Kramer, Peter D (2005). Against Depression. New York: Viking Ad ...

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