Posted by banga on November 26, 2004, at 16:41:28
In reply to Re: Yes I think So., posted by denise1904 on November 26, 2004, at 7:09:04
In DSM IV language, there are various descriptive add-ons to describe a depression. For a bout to be considered an episode, it must be followed by a 2-month period remission. So you have to look at history--did you ever have depression followed by a 2-month remission, or once it started, it never ended (this scenario then is actually then a single episode that never ended).For instance, for you it might then be:
Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent
-chronic
-without interepisode recoveryIt is a little unclear with the language--various ways to combine it to indicate an unremitting,long, horrid depression with no discrete episodes. But in any case the DSM does recognize a very long-standing disease.
It's a tough disease. I'm sorry to hear youve struggled so.
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