Defining and Diagnosing Clinical Depression

Michael E. Thase, MD, clinically defines major depressive disorder and discusses the role of the DSM-5 criteria and other strategies that help clinicians diagnose and manage patients with clinical depression.

[GoRose]

Its very difficult to go through this. Lost insurance, lost my meds. If you do not suffer from clinical depression, you do not understand what we go through every single day. I am not suicidal but I also feel I can't do this anymore. Need the medication that helped me function normally.

[alidarvishi]

i've been dealing with it since my childhood. But i don't think it will be fixed. Something is broken never been the same

[frankdimeglio]

Life is fragile. Truth, reality, AND nature/natural experience go hand in hand.

[Steve-mpby]

MDD is terrible and it destroys families. My mother had it and never got help. She never talked to me and when I moved away I didn't miss her. When she died I didn't cry. Get help if you have it

[cindycervantes]

How is clinical depression different in the United States than in other societies?

[benjaminmaloney]

This has acc helped me so much. Thankyou for publishing this.

[metsot]

Depression is such a complex disorder - that's why it's so difficult for most to understand.

[frankdimeglio]

Depression involves a loss or reduction of DESIRE. Desire consists of intention and concern, thereby including interest as well. Experience MORE. BALANCE and completeness go hand in hand, as imbalance and loss go together. The INTEGRATED EXTENSIVESS of thought (and description) is improved in the truly superior mind. Thoughtful, emotional, AND physical health, growth, development, and maturity matter. Indeed, thought, emotion, AND feeling are interactive. Warm yourself from within. IMPORTANTLY, depression is NOT properly, accurately, AND FULLY defined, understood, and categorized as a "brain disorder".

By Frank DiMeglio

[jojo]

Waste of time. No information given. Does not tell symptoms of depression. Lot of talk, not saying anything.