Atypical Depression - Understand It Carefully

Posted by Christina Crease
at July 30, 2008

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Atypical depression is a type of depression which generally differs from its classic forms  on the basis of its symptoms and treatments. Some of its characteristic include onset of symptoms at an earlier age, overeating, oversleeping, mood reactivity etc. People suffering from mood reactivity sometimes experience sadness and mood may improve or worsen in direct response to specific events. By this way it differs from its classically depressed individuals who experience persistent sadness.

In some research it is also found that older class of antidepressants may be more effective in the treatment of atypical depression as compare to newer class of drugs. Atypical depression generally found more in women as compare to men. Its main cause is not yet clear but genetics and environmental factor may play a major role in that. Atypical depression is more common in women than in men. Its exact cause isn’t clear. But genetics and environmental factors play a role.

Atypical depression is actually the most common subtype of depression in outpatients and people suffering from atypical depression experienced greater functional impairment than their non-atypical counterparts, as well as exhibiting more interpersonal sensitivity, more chronic dysphoria, and more bipolar II disorder. In one study it is also found that atypical depression is mostly found in women with higher rates of depressive symptoms and more co-occurring psychiatric illnesses, more suicidal thoughts and attempts, greater disability and restricted activity days, more use of some healthcare services, greater paternal depression, and more childhood neglect and sexual abuse





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Comment by Mckay K on July 31, 2008 @ 10:07 am

Christina, your post hit on the problem of having small children and suffering with depression. How sad for the neglected child.

Loved the post!

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