Despite its name, atypical depression is very common subtype of Major Depressive Disorder. It is differentiated from melancholic or other forms of Depressive disorders by its reactivity: if something good happens to you, you'll feel good for a while. If something bad happens, your mood will plummet. In addition, atypical depression sufferers typically experience oversleeping (called hypersomnia), increased appetite or weight gain, the feeling of being weighed down or paralyzed, and an intense reaction to rejection.
As if that weren't enough, a new study from the Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland has found atypical depression sufferers to be at higher risk of increased obesity, increased waist circumference in both sexes, and fat mass in men over time, even as compared to sufferers of other variants of depressive disorder.
"This emphasizes the need to identify individuals with this subtype of MDD in both clinical and research settings", the authors write. "Therapeutic measures to diminish the consequences of increased appetite during depressive episodes with atypical features are advocated."
As if that weren't enough, a new study from the Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland has found atypical depression sufferers to be at higher risk of increased obesity, increased waist circumference in both sexes, and fat mass in men over time, even as compared to sufferers of other variants of depressive disorder.
"This emphasizes the need to identify individuals with this subtype of MDD in both clinical and research settings", the authors write. "Therapeutic measures to diminish the consequences of increased appetite during depressive episodes with atypical features are advocated."
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