Posted by ed_uk2010 on February 22, 2015, at 16:30:01
In reply to Brain Signature for Melancholia Identified, posted by Robert_Burton_1621 on February 21, 2015, at 3:04:54
>What do interested people here think about the plausibility and desirability of classifying melancholia as a distinct nosological type and the consequences such classification may have on diagnosis, treatment, and in particular medication "algorithms"?
I think classifying depression into varies categories may be of some use. It is important to bear in mind, however, that depression with melancholic features is not necessarily more severe than non-melancholic depression. Melancholic depression is not synonymous with severe depression.... Although melancholic depression is usually severe, other forms of depression can be equally severe in a different way. As an example, the mood changes seen in some forms of 'atypical' depression may result in people feeling OK briefly and then intensely suicidally depressed later. This type of illness can be very serious.
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