The changes in diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) from the fourth to the
fifth edition of the D iagnostic and S tatistical M anual of M ental D isorders (DSM) may …

Depressive Disorders: DSM-5® Selections is crafted around a specific disorder cited in DSM-
5®. This selection provides a comprehensive overview of the process of diagnosing …

The number of categories and specifiers for mood disorders has increased with each
successive edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) …

How should DSM criteria relate to the disorders they are designed to assess? To address
this question empirically, the author examines how well DSM-5 symptomatic criteria for …

The diagnostic criteria for depression were developed on the basis of clinical experience
rather than empirical study. Although they have been available and widely used for many …

Background Pre‐DSM‐III (where DSM is D iagnostic and S tatistical M anual), a series of
studies demonstrated that major depressive syndromes were common after bereavement …

There are 227 possible ways to meet the symptom criteria for major depressive disorder
(MDD). However, symptom occurrence is not random, and some symptoms co-occur …

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) has the following goal:“to provide clear
descriptions of diagnostic categories in order to enable clinicians and investigators to …

BACKGROUND AND METHOD: In the otherwise a-theoretical diagnostic manual, the DSM-
III and IV bereavement exclusion for the diagnosis of major depression (MDD) stands out as …

Depression has become the single most commonly treated mental disorder, amid claims that
one out of ten Americans suffer from this disorder every year and 25% succumb at some …