Depression (Nursing)

Suma P. Chand, Hasan Arif, Rose M. Kutlenios, Suma P. Chand, Hasan Arif, Rose M. Kutlenios

Excerpt

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) classifies the depressive disorders into:

  1. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

  2. Major depressive disorder

  3. Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)

  4. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

  5. Depressive disorder due to another medical condition

The common features of all the depressive disorders are sadness, emptiness, or irritable mood, accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly affect the individual’s capacity to function.

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Suma Chand declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Hasan Arif declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Rose Kutlenios declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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