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In recording the diagnosis of Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, the clinician should note both the specific phenomenology of the disturbance, including the appropriate subtype, and the identified general medical condition judged to be causing the disturbance
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A. A prominent and persistent disturbance in mood predominates in the clinical picture and is characterized by either (or both) of the following: (1) depressed mood or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities (2) elevated,
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A variety of general medical conditions may cause mood symptoms. These conditions include degenerative neurological conditions (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease), cerebrovascular disease (e.g., stroke), metabolic conditions (e.g., vitamin B12 deficiency), endocrine conditions (e.g., hyper- and hypothyroidism, hyper- and hypoparathyroidism,
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A separate diagnosis of Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition is not given if the mood disturbance occurs exclusively during the course of a delirium. In contrast, a diagnosis of Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
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Diagnostic Features The essential feature of Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition is a prominent and persistent disturbance in mood that is judged to be due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. The mood
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One of the following subtypes may be used to indicate which of the following symptom presentations predominates: With Depressive Features. This subtype is used if the predominant mood is depressed, but the full criteria for a Major Depressive Episode are
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