TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Depressive Disorders A1 - Schwinghammer, Terry L. A1 - DiPiro, Joseph T. A1 - Ellingrod, Vicki L. A1 - DiPiro, Cecily V. Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 11e AB - The essential feature of major depressive disorder (MDD) is a clinical course characterized by one or more major depressive episodes without a history of manic or hypomanic episodes.Refer to guidelines published by the American Psychiatric Association, the British Association of Psychopharmacology, and the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) because they have similarities in their recommendations. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178898499 ER -