Depressive Personality Disorder (Part 1: Key Features)

Welcome to A Psychologist Talks! Today is the first episode in a series about Depressive Personality Disorder, a since-eliminated diagnosis from our diagnostic manual but one that has existed in prior versions for some time. I will begin by discussing the differentiation from and - in my opinion - overlap with Dysthymia/Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD), followed by a diving into the diagnostic features in (a) prior versions of the DSM and (b) psychodynamic theory via the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM).

CLARIFICATION
It's worth mentioning that both mood AND somatic symptoms could help differentiate Dysthymia from Depressive Personality Disorder, but I would still argue we're talking about a similar underlying problem that simply presents differently across people.

KEY QUOTE
"Our current field focuses on a medicalized understanding of depression."

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00:00 Intro
01:05 Depressive Personality vs Dysthymia/PDD?
10:17 Criteria 1: Dejection & Sadness
11:48 Criteria 2: Feelings of Inadequacy
12:45 Criteria 3: Self-Critical
13:48 Criteria 4: Broody
15:30 Criteria 5: Negativistic (aggression?!)
17:28 Criteria 6: Pessimistic
19:45 Criteria 7: Shame & Remorse
21:17 Psychodynamic Theory: Comments on Prevalence & Sensitivity
24:07 Psychodynamic Theory: Comments on Pleasure (& Culture)
26:11 Psychodynamic Theory: Lonely But Not Always Alone & Fear of Loss
29:05 Psychodynamic Theory: Comments on Aggression
31:28 Psychodynamic Theory: Summary of Central Tensions, Affects, & Fears

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