Trauma & Stressor-Related
Mood Disorders
Emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor, within 3 months of stressor onset
≥5 of 9 SIG-E-CAPS symptoms for ≥2 weeks; ≥1 must be depressed mood or anhedonia
B. Clinically significant: marked distress disproportionate to stressor severity; or significant impairment in functioning C. Stress-related disturbance does not meet criteria for another mental disorder and is not exacerbation of existing disorder D. Not simply normal bereavement
B. Clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning C. Not attributable to substances or another medical condition D. Not better explained by schizoaffective/schizophrenia spectrum disorder
A. Emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor, within 3 months of stressor onset B. Clinically significant: marked distress disproportionate to stressor severity; or significant impairment in functioning C. Stress-related disturbance does not meet criteria for another mental disorder and is not exacerbation of existing disorder
A. ≥5 of 9 SIG-E-CAPS symptoms for ≥2 weeks; ≥1 must be depressed mood or anhedonia B. Clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning C. Not attributable to substances or another medical condition
With depressed mood; With anxiety; With mixed anxiety and depressed mood; With disturbance of conduct
Single episode / Recurrent; Mild / Moderate / Severe; With psychotic features; In partial remission / In full remission
MDD (full MDE criteria met - adjustment disorder excluded); PTSD or ASD (specific traumatic event; full symptom cluster); GAD (anxiety before stressor; > 6 months)
Bipolar I or II disorder (prior manic or hypomanic episode - always ask before treating); Persistent depressive disorder / dysthymia (milder, chronic > 2 years); Grief/bereavement (proportionate; preserved pleasure)