major depressive disorder
mood disorder characterized by persistent low mood, motivation, and self-esteem, accompanied by loss of interest or pleasure and impairment of functioning
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Summary
major depressive disorder is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,986 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: depressive disorder[3], depression[4], mental health[5]
- Commons category: Major depressive disorder[6]
- Said to be the same as: depressive personality disorder[7]
- Symptoms and signs: dysphoria[8], fatigue[9], executive disfunction[10], depression[11], eating disorder[12], sleep disorder[13], depressive syndrome[14]
- Has cause: genetics[15], environmental factor[16], meaning of life[17]
- Possible treatment: antidepressant[18], electroconvulsive therapy[19], psychotherapy[20], transcranial magnetic stimulation[21], light therapy[22]
- Facet of: women's health[23], men's health[24]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[25], Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy[26]
- ICD-9-CM: 296.30[27], 296.20[28], 296.2[29], 296.3[30]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C34796[31]
- Different from: depression[32], depressive personality disorder[33]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[34]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor[35], serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor[36], Bupropion[37], agomelatine[38], amoxapine[39], levomilnacipran[40], vilazodone hydrochloride[41], maprotiline[42], (S)-duloxetine[43], levosulpiride[44], (RS)-ketamine[45], Zoloft[46], antidepressant[47], wake therapy[48]
- Genetic association: CACNA1C[49], CCBE1[50], MYO10[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for major depressive disorder include Depression Quest[52], a video game[53].
Why It Matters
major depressive disorder has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 166 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Depression Quest[52], a video game[53].