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BASICS
Description
- Chronic minor depressive disorder, less severe than major depressive disorder but still resulting in persistent unhappiness that is not disabling but keeps one from functioning or feeling well.
- Greatly increases risk of subsequent major depressive episodes.
- May be a vulnerability factor in chronic pain conditions.
Epidemiology
Prevalence
- Lifetime prevalence: approximately 6%
- Point prevalence: approximately 3%
- No difference in prevalence between gender during childhood, but two to three times more common in women than men
- Past-year prevalence among persons with chronic pain in a nationally representative sample: 5.2%
- Pain clinic sample: current rate of 26.8% in women and 20.5% in men
Risk Factors
Genetics
- More common among first-degree biological relatives of people who have ...
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