Core Symptoms
One of the two required symptoms of a Major Depressive Episode is either depressed mood or ______.
What is loss of interest/pleasure (anhedonia)?
Major Depressive Disorder requires symptoms lasting at least _____.
What is 2 weeks?
A depressive episode that occurs exclusively during schizophrenia is not MDD but rather ______.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder or Schizophrenia with mood symptoms?
This specifier indicates depressive episodes that occur at predictable times of the year.
What is with seasonal pattern?
Elevated self-esteem, grandiosity, distractibility, and pressured speech are hallmark symptoms of _____.
What is a manic episode?
This disorder requires temper outbursts ≥3 times per week plus persistent irritability between episodes.
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)?
Hypomanic episodes last at least ____ days; manic episodes last at least ____ week.
What is 4 days (hypomania) and 1 week (mania)?
A manic episode caused by corticosteroids would be diagnosed as _____.
What is Substance/Medication-Induced Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar or depressive disorders can be diagnosed “with ______ features” if psychotic symptoms are present.
What are psychotic features?
Unlike MDD, Persistent Depressive Disorder symptoms are often described as more ____ and less severe.
What is chronic?
During mania, the decreased need for ______ is a hallmark symptom.
What is sleep?
DMDD cannot be diagnosed before age __ or after age __.
What is before 6 or after 18?
Unlike bipolar disorder, DMDD does not include discrete episodes of _____.
What are mania or hypomania?
The specifier “with mixed features” means that ____ symptoms are present during a depressive or manic episode.
What are opposite polarity symptoms?
PMDD symptoms must be confirmed by ______ over at least two cycles.
What is daily ratings/prospective symptom tracking?
For Persistent Depressive Disorder, symptoms must include depressed mood plus at least 2 others, such as poor appetite, low energy, low self-esteem, or hopelessness. This is the minimal duration for adults needed to qualify for the diagnosis.
What is 2 years
Persistent Depressive Disorder requires no symptom-free period longer than ____.
What is 2 months?
When depression is directly due to a neurological condition like Parkinson’s, the correct diagnosis is _____.
What is Depressive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition?
The “peripartum onset” specifier requires onset during pregnancy or within _____ after delivery.
What is 4 weeks?
This depressive disorder serves as a catch-all when not enough information is available.
What is Unspecified Depressive Disorder?
Substance/medication-induced depressive disorder begins during or soon after exposure to what?
What are drugs, alcohol, or medications?
Substance/medication-induced depression begins during or soon after ______.
What is substance intoxication, withdrawal, or medication exposure?
If symptoms don’t meet full criteria and the clinician specifies the reason, the diagnosis is _____.
What is Other Specified Depressive Disorder?
Severe, early-onset, and treatment-resistant depression may include the specifier “with ______ features.”
What are melancholic features?
To meet criteria for Bipolar II, a patient must have at least one hypomanic episode and at least one ______.
What is Major Depressive Episode?