Identify the diagnosing criteria for Major Depressive Disorder

Identify the diagnosing criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

• Identify the diagnosing criteria for Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD).

• Discuss the primary differences between MDD and PDD

• Identify and discuss at least one evidenced-based intervention used in therapy to treat depressive disorder AND provide scholarly support for the intervention.

o Does the treatment for MDD differ from the treatment for PDD in therapy?

• For each disorder, identify one well known TV character that might be diagnosed with MDD and one character that might be diagnosed with PDD. Explain your rationale for picking each character. (Tip- an old cartoon that was released in the 1920's but was popular in the late 1980's has a character that is an animal and reflects PDD. This cartoon was recently made into a movie and was recently in theatres.)