Major depressive disorder | |
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Classification and external resources | |
Depression is common, can affect anyone, and can be treated. | |
ICD-10 | F32., F33. |
ICD-9 | 296.2, 296.3 |
OMIM | 608516 |
DiseasesDB | 3589 |
MedlinePlus | 003213 |
eMedicine | med/532 |
MeSH | D003865 |
Depression (also called major depressive disorder, unipolar depression or clinical depression) is a mental illness. Many people think that depression just means a person is very sad. However, depression can cause many symptoms in the body as well as mood problems.