PSYC 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Major Depressive Episode, List Of Sovereign States By Suicide Rate, Dsm-5
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Incidence - number of new cases of a disorder divided by the population at risk during a. Prevalence - the total number of cases of a given disorder divided by the populations at. Lifetime prevalence - risk of developing a given disorder at any point in life. But, increase in the proportion of disabling disorders. range of disorders is the same. Must have either depressed mood or diminished interest. Neither the core criterion symptoms applied to the diagnosis of major depressive episode nor the requisite duration of at least 2 weeks has changed from dsm-iv . Criterion a for a major depressive episode in dsm-5 is identical to that of dsm-iv, as is the requirement for clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of life. This is a different of type of condition, one of the biggest problems for older adults is getting the diagnosis. The rate of subclinical depression does vary with age.
