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DEPRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- depressive personality disorder
1, record 1, English, depressive%20personality%20disorder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DPD 2, record 1, English, DPD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trouble de personnalité dépressive
1, record 1, French, trouble%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9pressive
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La personnalité dépressive en tant qu'entité autonome ne figure [...] pas dans les classifications diagnostiques officielles. Seul le DSM-IV-TR [Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, quatrième édition, version française] propose des critères diagnostiques du «trouble de personnalité dépressive» en annexe de la liste officielle. La description correspond d'assez près à celle du tempérament dépressif avec un envahissement permanent par des cognitions dépressives, observable dès la fin de l'adolescence ou au plus tard au début de l'âge adulte et se manifestant dans des contextes variables. Le trait dominant consiste en un sentiment envahissant de découragement, de tristesse ou d'abattement et une faible estime de soi. 1, record 1, French, - trouble%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9pressive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trastorno depresivo de la personalidad
1, record 1, Spanish, trastorno%20depresivo%20de%20la%20personalidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Según Theodore Millon, los trastornos depresivos de la personalidad (lo que Millon denomina como el "patrón de rendición") se engloban dentro de las personalidades con dificultades para el placer. 1, record 1, Spanish, - trastorno%20depresivo%20de%20la%20personalidad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-08-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental Disorders
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chronic depressive personality disorder
1, record 2, English, chronic%20depressive%20personality%20disorder
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and French equivalent extracted from the 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). 2, record 2, English, - chronic%20depressive%20personality%20disorder
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
301.12: International Classification of Diseases code. 3, record 2, English, - chronic%20depressive%20personality%20disorder
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Troubles mentaux
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- personnalité dépressive chronique
1, record 2, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9pressive%20chronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
301.12 : code de la Classification internationale des maladies. 2, record 2, French, - personnalit%C3%A9%20d%C3%A9pressive%20chronique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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