Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSign up<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t0800 - 222 444 6<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTreatment center U-center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5: depression diagnosis\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tU-center uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Learn more about what it means, what the DSM-5 symptoms of depression are and what the DSM-5 criteria for a depression diagnosis are. \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is DSM-5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSymptoms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCriteria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecovery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\nWhat is DSM-5?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 edition of the diagnostic tool created by the American Psychiatric Association. U-center uses it as a guideline to diagnose various mental disorders, among which depression. The Manual provides an outline for both the symptoms of depression and the criteria to diagnose someone with depression. <\/p>Diagnosing depression is never a simple process, as it comes in different shapes and sizes and it often goes hand in hand with other disorders (comorbidity).<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression symptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe DSM-5 provides the following symptoms of depression:<\/p>- Feeling depressed for much of the day;- Significant loss of interest or pleasure in most daily activities;- Noticeable weight loss or gain that seems unusual, or a noticeable change in appetite;- Feeling tired and sluggish both mentally and physically (this should also be noticed by those around you);- Feeling tired on a daily basis;- Feeling worthless or experiencing misplaced guilt on a daily basis;- Having difficulty concentrating or making decisions every day;- Having thoughts of death and feeling suicidal, with or without a concrete plan.<\/p>However, diagnosing someone with depression is not something the DSM-5 or U-center take lightly. Experiencing any of the above symptoms does not automatically mean you are suffering from depression. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression criteria\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Manual states that you must be experiencing at least 5 symptoms for a minimum of 2 weeks. Furthermore, your symptoms must include either feeling depressed or a loss of interest or pleasure. <\/p>In addition, your symptoms should all be causing you distress or should be inhibiting your everyday life before your condition is labelled \u2018a depression\u2019. That means that you should feel a noticeable impact on either your social life, your professional life and\/or other important parts of your life. Should your symptoms, however, be a result of substance abuse or a different medical issue, they will not lead to a depression diagnosis. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about how to recognize depression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRecovery at U-center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIf you are looking for a way to begin recovering from your depression, you are welcome at U-center. Our clinic offers a calming environment with all the necessary facilities, activities and therapies to move you toward recovery in a healthy way. <\/p>More importantly, you can count on a personalized approach. U-center chooses to treat each person as a whole, considering not only the disorder but also all underlying problems. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThis is because we realize that mental disorders rarely occur in isolation. Your treatment program is therefore designed in a way that suits you and enables you to return to your normal life as quickly as possible. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWant to learn more about the different therapies we use to treat all these types of depression? Visit our treatment page<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you suffer from depression?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant to know more?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sign up 0800 – 222 444 6 Treatment center U-center DSM-5: depression diagnosis U-center uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.. 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Symptoms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCriteria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecovery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\nWhat is DSM-5?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 edition of the diagnostic tool created by the American Psychiatric Association. U-center uses it as a guideline to diagnose various mental disorders, among which depression. The Manual provides an outline for both the symptoms of depression and the criteria to diagnose someone with depression. <\/p>Diagnosing depression is never a simple process, as it comes in different shapes and sizes and it often goes hand in hand with other disorders (comorbidity).<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression symptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe DSM-5 provides the following symptoms of depression:<\/p>- Feeling depressed for much of the day;- Significant loss of interest or pleasure in most daily activities;- Noticeable weight loss or gain that seems unusual, or a noticeable change in appetite;- Feeling tired and sluggish both mentally and physically (this should also be noticed by those around you);- Feeling tired on a daily basis;- Feeling worthless or experiencing misplaced guilt on a daily basis;- Having difficulty concentrating or making decisions every day;- Having thoughts of death and feeling suicidal, with or without a concrete plan.<\/p>However, diagnosing someone with depression is not something the DSM-5 or U-center take lightly. Experiencing any of the above symptoms does not automatically mean you are suffering from depression. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression criteria\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Manual states that you must be experiencing at least 5 symptoms for a minimum of 2 weeks. Furthermore, your symptoms must include either feeling depressed or a loss of interest or pleasure. <\/p>In addition, your symptoms should all be causing you distress or should be inhibiting your everyday life before your condition is labelled \u2018a depression\u2019. That means that you should feel a noticeable impact on either your social life, your professional life and\/or other important parts of your life. Should your symptoms, however, be a result of substance abuse or a different medical issue, they will not lead to a depression diagnosis. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about how to recognize depression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRecovery at U-center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIf you are looking for a way to begin recovering from your depression, you are welcome at U-center. Our clinic offers a calming environment with all the necessary facilities, activities and therapies to move you toward recovery in a healthy way. <\/p>More importantly, you can count on a personalized approach. U-center chooses to treat each person as a whole, considering not only the disorder but also all underlying problems. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThis is because we realize that mental disorders rarely occur in isolation. Your treatment program is therefore designed in a way that suits you and enables you to return to your normal life as quickly as possible. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWant to learn more about the different therapies we use to treat all these types of depression? Visit our treatment page<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you suffer from depression?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant to know more?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sign up 0800 – 222 444 6 Treatment center U-center DSM-5: depression diagnosis U-center uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.. Read more<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":12750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-layout-builder.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12864","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12864"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20077,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864\/revisions\/20077"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Criteria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecovery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\nWhat is DSM-5?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 edition of the diagnostic tool created by the American Psychiatric Association. U-center uses it as a guideline to diagnose various mental disorders, among which depression. The Manual provides an outline for both the symptoms of depression and the criteria to diagnose someone with depression. <\/p>Diagnosing depression is never a simple process, as it comes in different shapes and sizes and it often goes hand in hand with other disorders (comorbidity).<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression symptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe DSM-5 provides the following symptoms of depression:<\/p>- Feeling depressed for much of the day;- Significant loss of interest or pleasure in most daily activities;- Noticeable weight loss or gain that seems unusual, or a noticeable change in appetite;- Feeling tired and sluggish both mentally and physically (this should also be noticed by those around you);- Feeling tired on a daily basis;- Feeling worthless or experiencing misplaced guilt on a daily basis;- Having difficulty concentrating or making decisions every day;- Having thoughts of death and feeling suicidal, with or without a concrete plan.<\/p>However, diagnosing someone with depression is not something the DSM-5 or U-center take lightly. Experiencing any of the above symptoms does not automatically mean you are suffering from depression. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression criteria\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Manual states that you must be experiencing at least 5 symptoms for a minimum of 2 weeks. Furthermore, your symptoms must include either feeling depressed or a loss of interest or pleasure. <\/p>In addition, your symptoms should all be causing you distress or should be inhibiting your everyday life before your condition is labelled \u2018a depression\u2019. That means that you should feel a noticeable impact on either your social life, your professional life and\/or other important parts of your life. Should your symptoms, however, be a result of substance abuse or a different medical issue, they will not lead to a depression diagnosis. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about how to recognize depression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRecovery at U-center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIf you are looking for a way to begin recovering from your depression, you are welcome at U-center. Our clinic offers a calming environment with all the necessary facilities, activities and therapies to move you toward recovery in a healthy way. <\/p>More importantly, you can count on a personalized approach. U-center chooses to treat each person as a whole, considering not only the disorder but also all underlying problems. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThis is because we realize that mental disorders rarely occur in isolation. Your treatment program is therefore designed in a way that suits you and enables you to return to your normal life as quickly as possible. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWant to learn more about the different therapies we use to treat all these types of depression? Visit our treatment page<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDo you suffer from depression?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant to know more?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sign up 0800 – 222 444 6 Treatment center U-center DSM-5: depression diagnosis U-center uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.. Read more<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":12750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-layout-builder.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12864","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12864"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20077,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864\/revisions\/20077"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Recovery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 edition of the diagnostic tool created by the American Psychiatric Association. U-center uses it as a guideline to diagnose various mental disorders, among which depression. The Manual provides an outline for both the symptoms of depression and the criteria to diagnose someone with depression. <\/p>
Diagnosing depression is never a simple process, as it comes in different shapes and sizes and it often goes hand in hand with other disorders (comorbidity).<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The DSM-5 provides the following symptoms of depression:<\/p>
- Feeling depressed for much of the day;- Significant loss of interest or pleasure in most daily activities;- Noticeable weight loss or gain that seems unusual, or a noticeable change in appetite;- Feeling tired and sluggish both mentally and physically (this should also be noticed by those around you);- Feeling tired on a daily basis;- Feeling worthless or experiencing misplaced guilt on a daily basis;- Having difficulty concentrating or making decisions every day;- Having thoughts of death and feeling suicidal, with or without a concrete plan.<\/p>
However, diagnosing someone with depression is not something the DSM-5 or U-center take lightly. Experiencing any of the above symptoms does not automatically mean you are suffering from depression. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
The Manual states that you must be experiencing at least 5 symptoms for a minimum of 2 weeks. Furthermore, your symptoms must include either feeling depressed or a loss of interest or pleasure. <\/p>
In addition, your symptoms should all be causing you distress or should be inhibiting your everyday life before your condition is labelled \u2018a depression\u2019. That means that you should feel a noticeable impact on either your social life, your professional life and\/or other important parts of your life. Should your symptoms, however, be a result of substance abuse or a different medical issue, they will not lead to a depression diagnosis. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
If you are looking for a way to begin recovering from your depression, you are welcome at U-center. Our clinic offers a calming environment with all the necessary facilities, activities and therapies to move you toward recovery in a healthy way. <\/p>
More importantly, you can count on a personalized approach. U-center chooses to treat each person as a whole, considering not only the disorder but also all underlying problems. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
This is because we realize that mental disorders rarely occur in isolation. Your treatment program is therefore designed in a way that suits you and enables you to return to your normal life as quickly as possible. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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