Atypical depression (Collection: Mental Health )

In the DSM-IV, a diagnosing clinician may specify that a person's depression is "atypical" when that person's mood lifts in response to positive events, and when that person also shows at least two of the following: weight gain or increased appetite, sleeping longer than normal, a heavy feeling in the body, or a history of sensitivity to social rejection. The same 'atypical' specifier can be applied to Bipolar depressions as well. In practice, the term is also sometimes used to indicate a subtype of depression that is characterized by agitated or angry mood instead of the more typical depressed one. See also Depression.

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