Major Depressive Disorder

Clinical features: One or more

major depressive episodes

Clinical features: Major episodes are separated by

periods of remission

Clinical features: Single

episode

Clinical features: Single episodes are

highly unusual

Clinical features: Recurrent

episodes

Clinical features: Recurrent episodes are

more common

DSM-5 Criteria: At least one

major depressive episode

DSM-5 Criteria: . The occurrence of the major depressive episode is not better explained by

schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.

DSM-5 Criteria: There has never been a manic episode or hypomanic episode.

DSM-5 Criteria: The exclusion of manic and hypomanic episodes does not apply if all of the manic-like or hypomanic-like episodes are

substance induced

DSM-5 Criteria: The exclusion of manic and hypomanic episodes does not apply if they are attributable to

the direct physiological effects of another medical condition.

DSM-5 Criteria: Specify the clinical status and/or features of

the current or most recent major depressive episode

Clinical status/features: Single episode or

recurrent episode

Clinical status/features: Mild,

moderate, severe

Clinical status/features: With anxious

distress

Clinical status/features: With mixed

features

Clinical status/features: With melancholic

features

Clinical status/features: With atypical

features

Clinical status/features: With mood-incongruent

psychotic features

Clinical status/features: With mood-congruent

psychotic features

Clinical status/features: With peripartum

onset

Clinical status/features: With seasonal

pattern (recurrent episode only)

Clinical status/features: In partial

remission

Clinical status/features: In full

remission