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A history of the concept of atypical depression.

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Davidson, JRT; Thase, ME
Published in: J Clin Psychiatry
February 2007

Atypical depression is defined as a type of depression that responds preferentially to monoamine oxidase inhibitors. In addition to mood reactivity, symptoms of atypical depression include hypersomnia, hyperphagia or weight gain, leaden paralysis, and a long-standing pattern of rejection sensitivity or interpersonal sensitivity. Over the years, atypical depression has been associated with or identified as nonendogenous depression, anxiety, reverse vegetative shift, chronic pain, bipolar disorder, and rejection sensitivity. This presentation discusses the history of the identification of atypical depression, starting with its initial identification in 1959, and describes the important studies of atypical depression and its treatment by various research groups during the past 50 years. The presentation concludes by differentiating between typical and atypical depression and detailing of some of the clinical characteristics of atypical depression.

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J Clin Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1555-2101

Publication Date

February 2007

Volume

68

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e03

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Davidson, J. R. T., & Thase, M. E. (2007). A history of the concept of atypical depression. J Clin Psychiatry, 68(2), e03. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.0207e03
Davidson, Jonathan R. T., and Michael E. Thase. “A history of the concept of atypical depression.J Clin Psychiatry 68, no. 2 (February 2007): e03. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.0207e03.
Davidson JRT, Thase ME. A history of the concept of atypical depression. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Feb;68(2):e03.
Davidson, Jonathan R. T., and Michael E. Thase. “A history of the concept of atypical depression.J Clin Psychiatry, vol. 68, no. 2, Feb. 2007, p. e03. Pubmed, doi:10.4088/jcp.0207e03.
Davidson JRT, Thase ME. A history of the concept of atypical depression. J Clin Psychiatry. 2007 Feb;68(2):e03.

Published In

J Clin Psychiatry

DOI

EISSN

1555-2101

Publication Date

February 2007

Volume

68

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e03

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences