ICD-11 code : 6A70;
Preferred Label : Single episode depressive disorder;
ICD-11 definition : Single episode depressive disorder is characterised by the presence or history of
one depressive episode when there is no history of prior depressive episodes. 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 : major depressive disorder, single episode; reactive depression NOS;
ICD-11 inclusion : single episodes of psychogenic depression; single episodes of depressive reaction; single episodes of reactive depression;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 6A70.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 6A70.Z;
Origin ID : 578635574;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
Single episode depressive disorder is characterised by the presence or history of
one depressive episode when there is no history of prior depressive episodes. 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.
