Definitions for major depressive episode
ma·jor de·pres·sive episode

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1. major depressive episodenoun

   (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction

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1. major depressive episode

   A major depressive episode is a period of two weeks or more during which a person experiences persistently depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities, along with other symptoms such as significant weight loss or gain, insomnia or hypersomnia, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, difficulty concentrating, and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. This episode causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. This condition is a key feature of major depressive disorder, but can also occur in other mental disorders.

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1. Major depressive episode

   A major depressive episode is a period characterised by the symptoms of major depressive disorder: primarily severely depressed mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in everyday activities, but accompanied by other symptoms such as feelings of sadness, anxiety, emptiness, hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness, guilt or irritability, loss of appetite or overeating, problems concentrating, remembering details or making decisions, and thoughts of or attempted suicide. Insomnia or excessive sleeping, aches, pains, or digestive problems that are resistant to treatment, and fatigue, worry, or irritability may also be present. The description has been formalised in psychiatric diagnostic criteria such as the DSM-IV and ICD-10 In addition to the emotional pain endured by those suffering from depression, significant economic costs are associated with depression. American and Canadian studies have indicated that the costs associated with depression are greater than those associated with hypertension, and equal to those of heart disease, diabetes, and back problems.

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1. • Depressive Disorder
   • Psychiatry

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   The numerical value of major depressive episode in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of major depressive episode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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