Major depressive episode: Diagnostic caveats

In diagnosing the symptoms, the Psychiatrist or Psychologist must take the following into account:

* These symptoms must cause clinically important distress, or impair work, social or personal functioning, and they should not fulfil the criteria for Mixed Episode.

Karen Horney

Karen Horney (pronounced “horn-eye”, /hɔrnaɪ/), born Danielsen (September 16, 1885 – December 4, 1952) was a German psychodynamic psychologist (or at that time, psychoanalyst) of Norwegian and Dutch descent. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views, particularly his theory of sexuality, as well as the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis and its genetic psychology. As such, she is often classified as Neo-Freudian.