Talk:Atypical depression

message: i doubt atypical is actually more common. probably more common then previously thought, but is it really all of a sudden more common then melancholic?
also i dont know if you can really say that atypical gives more impairment. that just depends on severity.
its good that theres more attention drawn to the often overlooked atypical disorder, as i hate when i have to explain that what people know as depression is melancholic depression and theres also an atypical version blablabla. but dont overdo it, this reminds me of feminism. Lygophile has spoken 05:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently, atypical is the most typical-- or so some sources say.  I was as surprised as you are!  Similarly, apparently atyplical does cause greater impairment, although I think this is probably using some very functional definition of "impairment" like work disability or something similar.  --Alecmconroy 06:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In reality, the word atypical refers to the symptoms, not it's epi. incidence.  The sx are atypical in that they are opposite of what one expects of "typical" depression in that people with this type of depression oversleep, overeat, have mood reactivity, etc.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.132.148.6 (talk) 12:57, August 30, 2007 (UTC) 
Why has this the neutrality tag on? As for the first comment, its your personal opinion, judging from  your comparison with "feminism" I think your opinion is utter nonsense and you must have been the one who put the neutrality tag on here, because you hate how it reminds you of feminism? You must have been pretty bored then?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.176.36.236 (talk) 13:21, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Doubt

message: If someone from a medical or psychological background could respond, that would be ideal.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.196.237.122 (talk) 03:44, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of psychological disorders are disproportionally inflated/deflated "normal" traits. For instance, bipolar disorder is euphoria/sadness taken to the extreme. Disorder is identified as such if it hinders a life of a person. What you wrote is a very common misconception that makes depression particularly dangerous - a lot of people do not realize that their "occasional sadness" is in fact an illness that requires professional attention, just as any other type of sickness does, and do not seek help. 69.119.232.155 (talk) 03:18, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  How does occasional sadness constitute a disorder? 

message: The American Psychiatric Association has not released its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders into public domain, but claims copyright. The Wikimedia Foundation has received a letter of complaint (Ticket:2010030910040817, for those with access) about the use of their diagnostic criteria in this and a number of other articles. Currently, this content is blanked pending investigation, which will last approximately one week. Please feel free to provide input at the copyright problems board listing during that time. Individuals with access to the books would be particularly welcome in helping to conduct the investigation. Assistance developing a plan to prevent misuse of the APA's material on Wikipedia projects would also be welcome. Thank you.  Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:18, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright problems with diagnostic criteria

message: What's with this part:
a) Mood reactivity (i.e., mood brightens in response to actual or potential positive events)
How is this in any way considered depression? What sane person isn't in a good mood as a result of something positive. It would be more abnormal to be in a bad mood as a result of actual or potential positive events.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.184.147 (talk) 07:10, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: In major depression one's mood does not improve with positive events (lack of mood reactivity), in atypical depression it does (that is why it is atypical). However, the improvement is very temporary and does not leave an emotional effect.
Also, "sane" isn't the best term to use in such context. People suffering from depression are not "crazy".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.119.232.155 (talk) 03:27, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mood reactivity? 

message: Overall
Really well written, the sections you add definitely enhance the utility of the page and blend well into the previous writing style. The info box is especially useful. Only broad suggestion would be to simplify the language a bit in the lead and the treatment section, since that is likely what someone seeking a background on this topic would be most interested in.  Awesome job overall!
Info box + figure
- Excellent summary in info box, graphic is easy to read
- Consider linking to melancholic, season, and catatonic depression next to the “Depression Subtypes” label under the figure
- Considering citing symptoms, complications, ddx (since the other sections in the info box are cited)
Epidemiology
- Nice, succinct summary
- Consider linking again to interpersonal rejection sensitivity (as above in signs & symptoms) 
Pathophysiology
- I would write out the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis instead of HPA, link to it
- Typo: melancholic —> melancholic
Treatment
- Consider linking to MAOi, iproniazid
- Consider translating into layman’s terms - ex “superior efficacy” —>  “more effective than”, since patients’ with this as a new diagnosis may not care to understand the pathophysiology but may want to better understand the treatment. 
- Typo: notes —> noted
- Consider rewriting last sentence to be in active voice or in a more simplified sentence structure
Julia Sobel 18:00, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  UCSF Wikipedia Peer Review 2019 

message: Epidemiology: Consider including information that women are 2-3 times more likely to have atypical depression than men based on this 2017 article that reviews current perspectives on the prevalence, treatment, and research on atypical depression. May also be worth including typical age of onset and other demographic trends. Dorota Łojko, et. al "Atypical depression: current perspectives, "Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment", 2017  Etang1 (talk) 20:45, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  CP 133 Group 16 Proposed Edits 

message: Group 16 improved the article by making clarifications and elaborating on the diagnostic criteria of atypical depression. They also explained further what differentiates atypical depression from major depressive disorder. They successfully accomplished all their outlined goals on the talk page. There is no evidence of plagiarism or copyright infringement. Vanessasuzhang (talk) 22:12, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  CP133 2019 Group 15 peer reviews 

message: I really liked this article. I thought it was interesting to see all the warning signs for atypical depression and the onset of these symptoms, but I wish that there was more of a focus on medications. There was some mention of them in treatment, but I feel like there could have been more detail and more depth to the stuff about medication, because medication is a big piece of mental health treatment. Sgstone2k17 (talk) 06:21, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: There are about 3 paragraphs dedicated to medication, did you have anything particular you wanted to be added?--Megaman en m (talk) 13:27, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested edits  

message: shouldn't this article reference the dsm v instead of iv?  can someone with access plz fix?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.58.22.254 (talk) 13:43, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  there's a dsm v now 

message: In view of idiopathic hypersomnia, atypical depression, type 2 narcolepsy whose pathology is unknown in scientific research so far, a hypersomnia pathological hypothesis is that the small blood vessels next to the arousal control nucleus (Fudan University and other teams have replicated such arousal control nucleus through animal experiments) lead to excessive carbon dioxide, which becomes a natural 7*24 hours anesthetic, thereby causing complex symptoms such as lethargy. Shishui baike (talk) 14:47, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: As explained on your user talk page, on Wikipedia sources for medical claims must meet the standards given in WP:MEDRS. Primary sourcing to animal experiments do not meet those standards. MrOllie (talk) 14:52, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  a hypersomnia pathological hypothesis