Department Of Medicine
Depression
Diagnostic Criteria for Major Depression |
Depressed mood or markedly decreased pleasure in most activities. Duratiton > or = 2 weeks At least 5 of the following symptoms are present nearly every day:
Symptoms cause clinically significant distress Symptoms cannot be accounted for by other condtion. |
Adapted from DSM 4
Depression in Primary Care from the NIH
This Clinical Practice Guideline (Depression in Primary Care: Volume 1. Detection and Diagnosis; and Volume 2. Treatment of Major Depression) was developed with support from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) by the Depression Guideline Panel to assist primary care providers (e.g., general practitioners, family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, mental health nurse specialists, physician assistants, and others) in the diagnosis of depressive conditions and the treatment of major depressive disorder.
Campus Resources :
- University Hospital
- Studies in progress
For more instant information on this topic please see links below :
- Depression Guideline Diagnosis AHCPR Publication No. 93-0550: April 1993 from the AHRQ
- Depression Guideline Treatment AHCPR Publication No. 93-0550: April 1993 from the AHRQ
- Depression in Primary Care from the NIH
- Depression links from Medline plus
- Depression NIH Publication No. 00-3561 Printed 2000 at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)