Depresión grave con características psicóticas

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Depresión grave con características psicóticas

Definición:

Es un padecimiento en el cual la depresión está asociada con ausencia de contacto con la realidad (psicosis). Esto puedo tomar la forma de falsas creencias (delirio) o detección de algo que realmente no está allí (alucinaciones). Ver también depresión grave y psicosis .

Nombres alternativos:

Depresión sicótica; depresión alucinatoria

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Aunque no existen factores de riesgo obvios, los antecedentes familiares de depresión o enfermedad psicótica aumentan el riesgo de desarrollo de esta condición.

Tipos de depresión

Tipos de depresión

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