Talk:Atypical depression

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[edit] neutrality?

i doubt atypical is actually more common. probably more common then previously thought, but is it really all of a sudden more common then melancholic? also i dont know if you can really say that atypical gives more impairment. that just depends on severity. its good that theres more attention drawn to the often overlooked atypical disorder, as i hate when i have to explain that what people know as depression is melancholic depression and theres also an atypical version blablabla. but dont overdo it, this reminds me of feminism. Lygophile has spoken 05:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Apparently, atypical is the most typical-- or so some sources say. I was as surprised as you are! Similarly, apparently atyplical does cause greater impairment, although I think this is probably using some very functional definition of "impairment" like work disability or something similar. --Alecmconroy 06:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

In reality, the word atypical refers to the symptoms, not it's epi. incidence. The sx are atypical in that they are opposite of what one expects of "typical" depression in that people with this type of depression oversleep, overeat, have mood reactivity, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.132.148.6 (talk) 12:57, August 30, 2007 (UTC)