A brief, descriptive typology of depressed mood.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this paper is to consider the potential clinical utility of a descriptive typology of negative mood states that can present as, and tend to get loosely subsumed under, the broad ranging term, 'depression'.


METHODS
Information and ideas from clinical practice and the existing literature have been brought together with a view to compiling a provisional, brief, descriptive typology of depressed mood.


CONCLUSIONS
A qualitative typology of various kinds of depressed mood has heuristic value in engaging, formulating and planning treatment for people presenting with 'depression'.
Restifo
Sam
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North Metropolitan Area Mental Health, Perth, WA, Australia. Sam.Restifo@health.wa.gov.au
D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic