ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Mood disorders
Depressive disorders
6A71 — Recurrent depressive disorder

ICD-11 6A71 — Recurrent depressive disorder

Recurrent depressive disorder is characterised by a history or at least two depressive episodes separated by at least several months without significant mood disturbance. A depressive episode is characterised by a period of depressed mood or diminished interest in activities occurring most of the day, nearly every day during a period lasting at least two weeks accompanied by other symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt, hopelessness, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide, changes in appetite or sleep, psychomotor agitation or retardation, and reduced energy or fatigue. There have never been any prior manic, hypomanic, or mixed episodes, which would indicate the presence of a Bipolar disorder.

Diagnosis with code 6A71 contains 10 clarifying diagnoses:

1. 6A71.0 — Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode mild
2. 6A71.1 — Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode moderate, without psychotic symptoms
3. 6A71.2 — Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode moderate, with psychotic symptoms
4. 6A71.3 — Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode severe, without psychotic symptoms
5. 6A71.4 — Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode severe, with psychotic symptoms
6. 6A71.5 — Recurrent depressive disorder, current episode, unspecified severity
7. 6A71.6 — Recurrent depressive disorder, currently in partial remission
8. 6A71.7 — Recurrent depressive disorder, currently in full remission
9. 6A71.Y — Other specified recurrent depressive disorder
10. 6A71.Z — Recurrent depressive disorder, unspecified