With fewer symptoms and less severe presentation, persistent depressive disorder (PDD) differs from clinical depression. If ...

The DSM is a resource mental health professionals can turn to for standardized diagnostic criteria for mental health ...

Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD) stands as a troubling example of a serious mental health condition that remains largely unheard of. What is PDD? PDD—previously referred to as dysthymia—is ...

Dysthymia, or persistent depressive disorder (PDD), is understood as a ‘milder’ form of depression, but it is no less serious than its more severe counterpart. In the 2018 bestseller ...

Depression can manifest in a multitude ... disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and persistent depressive disorder (PDD). Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs ...

Chronic pain—or pain that lasts at least three months—is closely intertwined with depression. Individuals living with pain's ...

Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic ...

A new study reveals that chronic stress activates immune cells that travel to the brain, amplify inflammation, and heighten ...

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): A condition marked by persistent sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest in daily activities, lasting for at least two weeks. Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD ...

Major depressive disorder is characterised by a persistent and pervasive sadness of mood, anhedonia (disinterestedness in activities that were pleasurable before the onset of the affliction), easy ...

By contrast, chronic stress decreased signs of autophagy ... and the cellular adaptations that underlie major depressive disorder, but how exactly is autophagy involved in these adaptations?