Depression

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Depression
Variations:	Depressive Depressive disorder
Category:	Depression
Parents:	Mood disorder Mental disorder
Children:	Major depressive disorder Seasonal affective disorder Postpartum depression
Databases:	MeSH Wikipedia with DBpedia
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Depression is a mental disorder.

Classification

MeSH subdivids "Depressive Disorder" into

• Postpartum depression
• Major depressive disorder
• Dysthymic disorder
• Seasonal affective disorder

while "Depression" is "usually of moderate intensity". Under affective disorders (F30-39) WHO ICD-10 distinguishes between

• Bipolar affective disorder (F31)
• Depressive episode (F32)
• Recurrent depressive disorder or periodic (F33)
• Persistent affective disorder (F34)

A 2009 paper summarized ten hypothesized subtypes of depressions:

1. Lifelong anxious depression
2. Acute depression
3. Depression after childhood trauma
4. Depressive reaction to stress
5. Postpartum depression
6. Late-life depression
7. Psychotic depression
8. Atypical depression
9. Bipolar depression
10. Depression secondary to substance abuse or medical illness

Papers

Reviews

• Douglas F. Levinson (2006). "The genetics of depression: a review". Biological Psychiatry 60(2): 84-92. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.024. [1].

Structural neuroimaging

1. Brain volume abnormalities in major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies

1. Cortical grey matter reductions associated with treatment-resistant chronic unipolar depression. controlled magnetic resonance imaging study
2. Hippocampal changes in patients with a first episode of major depression

Genetics

1. Influence of SERTPR and STin2 in the serotonin transporter gene on the effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in depression: a systematic review
2. Meta-analysis of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in major depressive disorder: effects of gender and ethnicity
3. Serotonin 1A receptor gene and major depressive disorder: an association study and meta-analysis