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Descriptor English: Depressive Disorder
Descriptor Spanish: Trastorno Depresivo
Descriptor trastorno depresivo
Entry term(s) depresión endógena
depresión neurótica
depresión unipolar
melancolía
neurosis depresiva
síndrome depresivo
Scope note: Trastorno afectivo que se manifiesta por disforia o por desinterés y ausencia de placer en las actividades habituales. El trastorno del humor es prominente y relativamente persistente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transtorno Depressivo
Descriptor French: Trouble dépressif
Entry term(s): Depression, Endogenous
Depression, Neurotic
Depression, Unipolar
Depressions, Endogenous
Depressions, Neurotic
Depressions, Unipolar
Depressive Disorders
Depressive Neuroses
Depressive Neurosis
Depressive Syndrome
Depressive Syndromes
Disorder, Depressive
Disorders, Depressive
Endogenous Depression
Endogenous Depressions
Melancholia
Melancholias
Neuroses, Depressive
Neurosis, Depressive
Neurotic Depression
Neurotic Depressions
Syndrome, Depressive
Syndromes, Depressive
Unipolar Depression
Unipolar Depressions
Tree number(s): F03.600.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003866
Scope note: An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.
Annotation: do not confuse with DEPRESSION: see note there; depression lasting over 2 years = DYSTHYMIC DISORDER
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Adjustment Disorders (1966-1980)
Depression (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 81; DEPRESSION, NEUROTIC was DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES see DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1979-80, see under DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1969-78
Online Note: use ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS to search DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES 1969-80
History Note: 81; DEPRESSION, NEUROTIC was DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES see DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1979-80, see under DEPRESSION, REACTIVE 1969-78
Entry Version: DEPRESSIVE DIS
DeCS ID: 3886
Unique ID: D003866
NLM Classification: WM 171.5
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/21
Revision Date: 2015/07/08
Depressive Disorder - Preferred
Concept UI M0006033
Scope note An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.
Preferred term Depressive Disorder
Entry term(s) Depressive Disorders
Depressive Neuroses
Depressive Neurosis
Disorder, Depressive
Disorders, Depressive
Neuroses, Depressive
Neurosis, Depressive
Depression, Endogenous - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0006032
Preferred term Depression, Endogenous
Entry term(s) Depressions, Endogenous
Endogenous Depression
Endogenous Depressions
Depressive Syndrome - Narrower
Concept UI M0006036
Preferred term Depressive Syndrome
Entry term(s) Depressive Syndromes
Syndrome, Depressive
Syndromes, Depressive
Depression, Neurotic - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0006037
Preferred term Depression, Neurotic
Entry term(s) Depressions, Neurotic
Neurotic Depression
Neurotic Depressions
Melancholia - Narrower
Concept UI M0006034
Preferred term Melancholia
Entry term(s) Melancholias
Unipolar Depression - Narrower
Concept UI M0006035
Preferred term Unipolar Depression
Entry term(s) Depression, Unipolar
Depressions, Unipolar
Unipolar Depressions



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