Major depressive disorder, recurrent (F33)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Mental and behavioural disorders (F00–F99)

    • Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)

      • Major depressive disorder, recurrent (F33)

        • F33 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.0 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.1 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.2 - Major depressv disorder, recurrent severe w/o psych features BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.3 - Major depressv disorder, recurrent, severe w psych symptoms BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.4 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.40 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in remission, unsp BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.41 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in partial remission BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.42 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, in full remission BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.8 - Other recurrent depressive disorders BILLABLE CODE
        • F33.9 - Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Major depressive disorder, recurrent (F33)

Seasonal Affective Disorder - A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence.

Seasonal Affective Disorder - A syndrome characterized by depressions that recur annually at the same time each year, usually during the winter months. Other symptoms include anxiety, irritability, decreased energy, increased appetite (carbohydrate cravings), increased duration of sleep, and weight gain. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can be treated by daily exposure to bright artificial lights (PHOTOTHERAPY), during the season of recurrence.

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
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• recurrent episodes of depressive reaction
• recurrent episodes of endogenous depression
• recurrent episodes of major depression
• recurrent episodes of psychogenic depression
• recurrent episodes of reactive depression
• recurrent episodes of seasonal affective disorder
• recurrent episodes of seasonal depressive disorder
• recurrent episodes of vital depression

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• bipolar disorder F31
• manic episode F30