This study contrasts the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) between 291 psychiatrists and 40 ...

Mental health professionals use the DSM to standardize the diagnosis and treatment processes for mental health conditions, including types of depression. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD). No modifications have been made to the core symptom criteria or length in symptoms for diagnosis (at least two weeks). However, a bereavement exclusion modification ...

Patients might not be accurately diagnosed Patients who do not have major depressive disorder may be prescribed medications that will not work Calls for a briefer definition of the DSM-IV criteria for ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. The Fifth edition of ...

Providence, RI – Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital's department of psychiatry propose that the definition for major depressive disorder (MDD) should be shortened to include only the mood and ...