Major Depressive Disorder Diagnosis The criteria for Major Depressive Syndrome are met since she checked

#2a nearly every day and five of items #2a to i were checked more than half the days or nearly every day. ote that #2i! s"icidal ideation! is co"nted whenever it is present. #n this case! the dia$nosis of Major Depressive Disorder %not Syndrome& was made since '"estionin$ (y the physician indicated no history of a manic episode) no evidence that a physical disorder! medication! or other dr"$ ca"sed the depression) and no indication that the depressive symptoms were normal (ereavement. *"estionin$ a(o"t the s"icidal ideation indicated no si$nificant s"icidal potential. PHQ-9 Depression Severity This is calc"lated (y assi$nin$ scores of +! ,! 2! and -! to the response cate$ories of not at all! several days! more than half the days! and nearly every day! respectively. ./*01 total score for the nine items ran$es from + to 22. #n the a(ove case! the ./*01 depression severity score is ,3 %- items scored ,! 2 items scored 2! and - items scored -&. Scores of 4! ,+! ,4! and 2+ represent c"tpoints for mild! moderate! moderately severe and severe depression! respectively. Sensitivity to chan$e has also (een confirmed.

Dia$nosis mayor $an$$"an depresi 5riteria "nt"k sindrom depresi mayor ditetapkan saat terdapat tanda pada poin a hampir setiap hari dan 4 tanda dari poin a0i le(ih dari separ"h hari ata" hampir setiap hari. Den$an catatan! poin #! ide ("n"h diri! dihit"n$ jika hal ini ada .ada kas"s ini! dia$nosis $an$$"an depresi major %("kan sindrom& di("at jika pertanyaan oleh psikiater men$indikasikan tidak ada riwayat episode manik) tidak ada dasar yan$ men"nj"kkan $an$$"an fisik! pen$o(atan! ata" o(at lain menye(a(kan depresi) dan tidak ada indikasi (ahwa $ejala depresi adalah 6 yan$ normal . pertanyaan tentan$ ide ("n"h diri men$indikasikan potensi ("n"h diri yan$ tidak si$nifikan. PHQ-9 keparahan depresi #ni dihit"n$ den$an