major depressive disorder was added to the dsm in 1952.
major depressive disorder was added to the dsm in 1952.
when was major depressive disorder added to the dsm?
1952
major depressive disorder affected approximately 216 million people (3% of the world's population) in 2015. the percentage of people who are affected at one point in their life varies from 7% in japan to 21% in france. lifetime rates are higher in the developed world (15%) compared to the developing world (11%). it causes the second-most years lived with disability, after lower back pain. the most common time of onset is in a person's 20s and 30s. females are affected about twice as often as males. the american psychiatric association added "major depressive disorder" to the "diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders" (dsm-iii) in 1980. it was a split of the previous depressive neurosis in the dsm-ii, which also encompassed the conditions now known as dysthymia and adjustment disorder with depressed mood. those currently or previously affected may be stigmatized.
major depressive disorder
at its core, minor depressive disorder is the same illness as major depressive disorder with its symptoms being less pronounced. this ties its history closely to that of major depressive disorder. depression in the past has largely been shrouded in mystery, as its causes and appropriate treatment were largely unknown. by the 1950s, it was clear that depression could be both a mental and largely physical disease, thus being able to be treated through both psychotherapy and medication. when the dsm-iv-tr was created and major depressive disorder was spelled out more clearly, there still seemed to be an uncategorized range of depression. people in this category did not have a complete set of symptoms in order to be diagnosed with major depression, but still were undoubtedly depressed. the dsm-iv-tr solution to this uncatergorized range of depression was to create depressive disorder not otherwise specified (nos). this group of not specified disorders included minor depressive disorder. in the recent switch to the current dsm-5, minor depressive disorder was dropped from the list of depression disorders.
minor depressive disorder