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DEPRESSIVE DISORDER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A disorder characterized by] the presence of [a] sad, empty or irritable mood, accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly affect the individual's capacity to function.

OBS

What differs among [the depressive disorders] are issues of duration, timing, or presumed etiologies.

OBS

depression: This term causes confusion because it is used indiscriminately for all depressive disorders for which more specific terms exist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

[Trouble caractérisé par] la présence d'une humeur triste, vide ou irritable, accompagnée de modifications somatiques et cognitives qui perturbent significativement les capacités de fonctionnement de l'individu.

OBS

[Les troubles dépressifs] se différencient entre eux par leur durée, leur chronologie et leurs étiologies présumées.

OBS

dépression : Ce terme porte à confusion parce qu'on l'utilise sans distinction pour tous les troubles dépressifs, alors que ces derniers ont un nom précis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Neurosis
  • Psicología clínica
DEF

Estado psíquico caracterizado por una tristeza profunda y una disminución de la actividad del organismo.

OBS

Durante los cuadros depresivos el enfermo agrava la sintomatología y toma actitudes hipocondriacas, presentando síntomas inexistentes o amplificando la gravedad de los mismos, lo cual puede llegar a confundir al médico tratante.

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