The DSM is a diagnostic tool that standardizes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for mental disorders. However, there are ...

Feelings of sadness need not be overtly present. In fact, anhedonia has been shown to be a more sensitive marker for depression than sadness in primary care populations. Therefore, clinicians ...

"To be diagnosed with major depressive disorder—sometimes called clinical depression—someone has to meet five out of the nine criteria listed in the DSM, including depressed mood or a loss of ...