Citation

Angst J. Neurol. Psychiatry Brain Res. 1992; 1(1): 5-12.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Springer International)

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Abstract

Recurrent brief psychiatric syndromes consist of operationally defined syndromes based on depression, anxiety, hypomania, and fatigue (neurasthenia), with an average length of 1-3 days and frequent reoccurrence (at least monthly over 1 year). They have a high prevalence, are frequently treated, and can be validated by a positive family history, by a lifetime history of suicide attempts, by social impairment, and by association with other psychiatric syndromes. They are frequently overlooked and neglected. The currently used diagnostic systems (DSM-III-R and ICD-9) do not yet include these psychiatric syndromes. Recurrent brief depression is a category of ICD-10 (F 38.10).

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; epidemiology; depression; anxiety; review; fatigue; major clinical study; priority journal; recurrent disease; hypomania; neurasthenia