ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1992
F32.1 Moderate depressive episode
Definition | Diagnostic Guidelines | DCR-10 Criteria
No definition available At least two of the three most typical symptoms noted for mild depressive episode should be present, plus at least three (and preferably four) of the other symptoms. Several symptoms are likely to be present to a marked degree, but this is not essential if a particularly wide variety of symptoms is present overall. Minimum duration of the whole episode is about 2 weeks.An individual with a moderately severe depressive episode will usually have considerable difficulty in continuing with social, work or domestic activities.
A fifth character may be used to specify the occurrence of somatic symptoms:
F32.10 Without somatic symptoms
The criteria for moderate depressive episode are fulfilled, and few if any of the somatic symptoms are present.
F32.11 With somatic symptoms
The criteria for moderate depressive episode are fulfilled, and four or more or the somatic symptoms are present. (If only two or three somatic symptoms are present but they are unusually severe, use of this category may be justified.)
A. The general criteria for depressive episode must be met
B. At least two of the three symptoms listed for F32.0, criterion B, must be
present
C. Additional symptoms from F32.0, criterion C, must be present, to give a
total of at least six
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