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Recurrent major depressive episodes

MedGen UID:
509586
•Concept ID:
C0154409
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Unspecified; Recurrent major depression; Recurrent major depressive disorder
SNOMED CT: Recurrent major depression (66344007); Recurrent major depressive disorder (66344007); Recurrent major depressive episodes (268621008)

Definition

Evidence of major depressive disorder, recurrent. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pharmacological treatment of unipolar depressive disorders: summary of WFSBP guidelines.
Bauer M, Severus E, Möller HJ, Young AH; WFSBP Task Force on Unipolar Depressive Disorders
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2017 Sep;21(3):166-176. Epub 2017 Apr 3 doi: 10.1080/13651501.2017.1306082. PMID: 28367707
Bipolar II disorder: current and future treatment options.
El-Mallakh R, Weisler RH, Townsend MH, Ginsberg LD
Ann Clin Psychiatry 2006 Oct-Dec;18(4):259-66. doi: 10.1080/10401230600948480. PMID: 17162626
Current perspectives on the diagnosis and treatment of major depressive disorder.
Nierenberg AA
Am J Manag Care 2001 Sep;7(11 Suppl):S353-66. PMID: 11570026

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Pharmacological treatment of unipolar depressive disorders: summary of WFSBP guidelines.
Bauer M, Severus E, Möller HJ, Young AH; WFSBP Task Force on Unipolar Depressive Disorders
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2017 Sep;21(3):166-176. Epub 2017 Apr 3 doi: 10.1080/13651501.2017.1306082. PMID: 28367707
Melatonin and agomelatine for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Nussbaumer B, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011271. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011271.pub2. PMID: 26560173
Psychological therapies for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Forneris CA, Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011270.pub2. PMID: 26560172
Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Sonis JH, Gaynes BN, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 8;(11):CD011269. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011269.pub2. PMID: 26558494
Long-term and preventative treatment for seasonal affective disorder.
Westrin A, Lam RW
CNS Drugs 2007;21(11):901-9. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200721110-00003. PMID: 17927295

Prognosis

Self-stigma and bipolar disorder: A systematic review and best-evidence synthesis.
Favre S, Richard-Lepouriel H
J Affect Disord 2023 Aug 15;335:273-288. Epub 2023 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.041. PMID: 37207946
Melatonin and agomelatine for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Nussbaumer B, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011271. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011271.pub2. PMID: 26560173
Psychological therapies for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Forneris CA, Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011270.pub2. PMID: 26560172
Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Sonis JH, Gaynes BN, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 8;(11):CD011269. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011269.pub2. PMID: 26558494
Long-term and preventative treatment for seasonal affective disorder.
Westrin A, Lam RW
CNS Drugs 2007;21(11):901-9. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200721110-00003. PMID: 17927295

Clinical prediction guides

Self-stigma and bipolar disorder: A systematic review and best-evidence synthesis.
Favre S, Richard-Lepouriel H
J Affect Disord 2023 Aug 15;335:273-288. Epub 2023 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.041. PMID: 37207946
Melatonin and agomelatine for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Nussbaumer B, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011271. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011271.pub2. PMID: 26560173
Psychological therapies for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Forneris CA, Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011270.pub2. PMID: 26560172
Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Sonis JH, Gaynes BN, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 8;(11):CD011269. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011269.pub2. PMID: 26558494
Propagation of major depressive disorder: relationship between first episode symptoms and recurrence.
Pettit JW, Lewinsohn PM, Joiner TE Jr
Psychiatry Res 2006 Mar 30;141(3):271-8. Epub 2006 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.07.022. PMID: 16497387

Recent systematic reviews

Self-stigma and bipolar disorder: A systematic review and best-evidence synthesis.
Favre S, Richard-Lepouriel H
J Affect Disord 2023 Aug 15;335:273-288. Epub 2023 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.05.041. PMID: 37207946
Melatonin and agomelatine for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Nussbaumer B, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011271. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011271.pub2. PMID: 26560173
Psychological therapies for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Forneris CA, Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Morgan LC, Gaynes BN, Sonis JH, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 11;(11):CD011270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011270.pub2. PMID: 26560172
Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder.
Nussbaumer B, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Sonis JH, Gaynes BN, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Winkler D, Van Noord MG, Hofmann J, Gartlehner G
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 8;(11):CD011269. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011269.pub2. PMID: 26558494
Second-generation antidepressants for preventing seasonal affective disorder in adults.
Gartlehner G, Nussbaumer B, Gaynes BN, Forneris CA, Morgan LC, Kaminski-Hartenthaler A, Greenblatt A, Wipplinger J, Lux LJ, Sonis JH, Hofmann J, Van Noord MG, Winkler D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Nov 8;(11):CD011268. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011268.pub2. PMID: 26558418

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