A simpler definition for major depressive disorder
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 09:42
in Psychology & Sociology
Providence, RI -- Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital's department of psychiatry propose that the definition for major depressive disorder (MDD) should be shortened to include only the mood and cognitive symptoms that have been part of the definition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for the past 35 years.