08-14-2010, 08:54 PM
Atypical depression
.......is a subtype of dysthymia and major depression, sharing many of the symptoms of both, but also being characterized by mood reactivity ” being able to experience improved mood in response to positive events.
In contrast, sufferers of "melancholic" depression generally cannot experience positive moods, even when good things happen.
Additionally, atypical depression is characterized by reversed vegetative symptoms, namely over-eating and over-sleeping, and separately by interpersonal rejection sensitivity.
.......is a subtype of dysthymia and major depression, sharing many of the symptoms of both, but also being characterized by mood reactivity ” being able to experience improved mood in response to positive events.
In contrast, sufferers of "melancholic" depression generally cannot experience positive moods, even when good things happen.
Additionally, atypical depression is characterized by reversed vegetative symptoms, namely over-eating and over-sleeping, and separately by interpersonal rejection sensitivity.