ICD-11 code : 6A71;
Preferred Label : Recurrent depressive disorder;
ICD-11 definition : Recurrent depressive disorder is characterised by a history of at least two depressive
episodes separated by at least several months without significant mood disturbance.
A depressive episode is characterised by a period of depressed mood or diminished
interest in activities occurring most of the day, nearly every day during a period
lasting at least two weeks accompanied by other symptoms such as difficulty concentrating,
feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt, hopelessness, recurrent
thoughts of death or suicide, changes in appetite or sleep, psychomotor agitation
or retardation, and reduced energy or fatigue. There have never been any prior manic,
hypomanic, or mixed episodes, which would indicate the presence of a Bipolar disorder.;
ICD-11 synonym : seasonal depressive disorder;
ICD-11 inclusion : seasonal depressive disorder; recurrent episodes of depressive reaction; recurrent episodes of reactive depression;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 6A71.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 6A71.Z;
Origin ID : 1194756772;
UMLS CUI : C0221480;
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Recurrent depressive disorder is characterised by a history of at least two depressive
episodes separated by at least several months without significant mood disturbance.
A depressive episode is characterised by a period of depressed mood or diminished
interest in activities occurring most of the day, nearly every day during a period
lasting at least two weeks accompanied by other symptoms such as difficulty concentrating,
feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt, hopelessness, recurrent
thoughts of death or suicide, changes in appetite or sleep, psychomotor agitation
or retardation, and reduced energy or fatigue. There have never been any prior manic,
hypomanic, or mixed episodes, which would indicate the presence of a Bipolar disorder.