Major Depressive Disorderthe mood disorders (American Psychiatric Association [APA], The following specifiattributed to use of substances or a general medical condition. is no history of manic behavior and the symptoms cannot be ● social and occupational functioning for at least 2 weeks. There “Mood” is defiactivities and pastimes. There is evidence of interference in which signifiinvolving depression or loss of interest or pleasure in the usual Major depressive disorder is described as a disturbance of mood ception. A disturbance in mood is the predominant feature of depressive episode:2000). Mood disorders are classifiBACKGROUND ASSESSMENT DATA cantly infl ned as an individual’s sustained emotional tone, Mood Disorders: ers may be used to further describe the uences behavior, personality, and per- ed as depressive or bipolar.DepressionC HAPTER^6
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