Do I suffer from Atypical Depression?

Posted by tensor on December 14, 2004, at 12:32:41

from http://depression.about.com/cs/diagnosis/a/atypicaldepress.htm
i read:
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What Is Atypical Depression?
In addition to the core symptoms of depression, atypical depression is defined by the ability to feel better temporarily in response to a positive life event, plus any two of the following criteria: excessive sleep, overeating, a feeling of heaviness in the limbs and a sensitivity to rejection.
Patients with atypical depression tend to have an earlier age of onset than those with other subtypes (it often first appears in the teenage years). These patients are also likely to have a history of social phobia, avoidant personalities and a history of body dysmorphic disorder.
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All of this fits in to my description except for the body dysmorphic disorder. Does this make my depression atypical? No doctor has ever mentioned which type of depression i suffer from. Do you have any input to this?
/Mattias

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