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2005-11-21
In a 1998 study, Dr. Andrew A. Nierenberg, associate director of the depression clinical and research program at Massachusetts General Hospital, found that 42% of participants had atypical depression, 12% had melancholic depression, 14% had both depression subtypes and the rest had neither. The most important thing, he says, is getting a correct diagnosis so you can get the correct treatment.
What is Atypical Depression?
Sufferers of depression with atypical features will respond to negative or positive external events. They'll feel deeply depressed or somewhat hopeful depending on the latest situation they are faced with. Their mood will brighten considerably when dining out with friends or enjoying a good movie. But when they are alone, their mood will slip back into the dark depths of depression.
This type of depression usually follows an interpersonal rejection by a lover, boss, or close friend. People with atypical depression tend to overeat and oversleep, whereas people with melancholia often are characterized by weight loss and insomnia.
People with atypical depression feel paralyzed or too tired to get out of bed. Chocolate is particularly important as a comfort food.
Symptoms (in addition to typical symptoms of depression, the patient should have 2 out of 4)
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* Increased appetite with weight gain of 10 lbs or more when depressed
* Hypersomnia (excessive sleep) of 10 hours or more per day or 2 hours more sleep than the usual amount of sleep when not depressed
* Heavy, leaden feelings in arms and legs
* Longstanding pattern of interpersonal rejection sensitivity, not limited to episodes of depression, that results in significant social or occupational impairment
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