Whether or not depressive symptoms are due to an associated medical condition, the patient is still given the diagnosis of major depressive disorder.

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If depressive symptoms are directly attributable to an associated medical condition, the diagnosis would more accurately be a mood disorder due to a general medical condition, not major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder is diagnosed when the criteria are met for depressive episodes not better explained by another psychiatric or medical condition.

Whether or Not Depressive Symptoms Are Due to an Associated