Structured Summary
Abstract
An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.
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Synonyms
20 entry terms
- Depression Disorder
- Neurosis, Depressive
- Depressive Disorders
- Depressive Neuroses
- Disorder, Depressive
- Disorders, Depression
- Disorders, Depressive
- Neuroses, Depressive
- Depression, Endogenous
- Depression, Neurotic
- Depression, Unipolar
- Depressive Syndrome
- Melancholia
- Unipolar Depression
- Depressions, Endogenous
- Depressions, Neurotic
- Endogenous Depression
- Neurotic Depression
- Syndrome, Depressive
- Syndromes, Depressive
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Aspects Covered
31 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with DEPRESSION: see note there; depression lasting over 2 years = DYSTHYMIC DISORDER
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History Note
81; DEPRESSION, NEUROTIC was DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES see DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1979-80, see under DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1969-78
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Previous Indexing
- Adjustment Disorders (1966-1980)
- Depression (1966-1980)
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NLM Classification
WM 171.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Depressive Disorder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003866. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003866
- Depressive Disorder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11076418