Talk:Atypical depression

i doubt atypical is actually more common. probably more common then previously thought, but is it really all of a sudden more common then melancholic? also i dont know if you can really say that atypical gives more impairment. that just depends on severity. its good that theres more attention drawn to the often overlooked atypical disorder, as i hate when i have to explain that what people know as depression is melancholic depression and theres also an atypical version blablabla. but dont overdo it, this reminds me of feminism. Lygophile has spoken 05:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Apparently, atypical is the most typical-- or so some sources say. I was as surprised as you are! Similarly, apparently atyplical does cause greater impairment, although I think this is probably using some very functional definition of "impairment" like work disability or something similar. --Alecmconroy 06:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

In reality, the word atypical refers to the symptoms, not it's epi. incidence. The sx are atypical in that they are opposite of what one expects of "typical" depression in that people with this type of depression oversleep, overeat, have mood reactivity, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.132.148.6 (talk) 12:57, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

Why has this the neutrality tag on? As for the first comment, its your personal opinion, judging from your comparison with "feminism" I think your opinion is utter nonsense and you must have been the one who put the neutrality tag on here, because you hate how it reminds you of feminism? You must have been pretty bored then? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.176.36.236 (talk) 13:21, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure if having reversed vegetative symptoms is restricted to be a problem caused by Atypical Depression, but having suffer it for 4 years before I seek professional help, it is really crippling. You want to stand up and continue with your daily activities and important events like examinations(for me) but you can't. It affected my student life gravely as I am still a teenager. So my advice to anyone is to take the doctor's prescription and trust him/her. Hope this personal experience is worth something to this discussion. (smiley face) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.11.253 (talk) 18:47, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

How does occasional sadness constitute a disorder?

If someone from a medical or psychological background could respond, that would be ideal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.196.237.122 (talk) 03:44, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

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