Do be diagnosed with major depressive episode you need
Five or more symptoms during a 2 week period
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Which depressive disorder is not a codable disorder?
Major depressive episode
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To be recurrent MDD there must be at least [blank] months between the end of one episode and the beginning of another
2 months
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How many days must you have been experiencing depressed mood to be diagnosed with dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)
2 years
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Major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder are both characterised by what?
depressed mood
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For persistent depressive disorder you must have how many symptoms?
3 symptoms (including depressed mood) + depressed mood present "more days that not" + for a minimum of 2 years
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What must you NOT have experienced to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder?
manic and hypomanic episode
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Are depression rates higher for men or women, and by how much?
women 2-3 x higher
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Lifetime prevalence of depression worldwide is between what percentage?
4-10%
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There is high comorbidity rates among people with depression, what are some?
Anxiety, Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders
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what percentage of people who experience depression will go on to experience another episode?
50%
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If someone is experiencing relentless negative thoughts, feeling agitated, withdrawing from social activities and feel irritable and grumpy they could be experiencing depression. True or False?
True
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Depression constitutes a mood disorder. True or False?
True
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What is another word for Dysthymia?
Persistent depressive disorder
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What are the two subtypes of depression under major depressive disorder?
Single and Recurrent
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If someone is diagnosed with major depressive disorder (single episode) what must be true.
First episode
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Which depressive disorder is not a codable disorder?
Back
Major depressive episode
Card 3
Front
To be recurrent MDD there must be at least [blank] months between the end of one episode and the beginning of another
Back
Card 4
Front
How many days must you have been experiencing depressed mood to be diagnosed with dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)
Back
Card 5
Front
Major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder are both characterised by what?
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