COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The atypical antipsychotic drug lurasidone (Latuda, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc) may improve depressive symptoms in people with major depressive disorder (MDD) presenting ...
The storm of opposition to DSM 5 is now focused on its silly and unnecessary proposal to medicalize grief. DSM 5 would encourage the diagnosis of 'Major Depressive Disorder' almost immediately after ...
DSM-5 also combines substance abuse and dependence into the overall diagnosis of substance use disorder. Criteria changes include the removal of “recurrent legal problems” and addition of “craving or ...
Among individuals with major depressive disorder, those with early age at onset and higher symptom severity had increased genetic risk for depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. To determine ...
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 ...
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. This new diagnosis identifies children experiencing persistent irritability and extreme changes in mood without bipolar disorder. This change addresses and ...