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depressive disorder vs major depressive episode

major depressive episode vs depressive disorder

depressive disorder and major depressive episode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depressive disorder Yes No No No
major depressive episode Yes No No No
As nouns, major depressive episode is a hyponym of depressive disorder; that is, major depressive episode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depressive disorder:
  • depressive disorder: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
  • major depressive episode: (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction
depressive disorder (noun) major depressive episode (noun)
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction
Difference between depressive disorder and major depressive episode

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