Major depressive disorder may be defined as a type of mood disorder in which the individual suffers from the long and intense feeling of sadness. This is also known as clinical depression.
The major depressive disorder can be run in the family as well. The biological factor plays an important role in these disorder. The factors like age, sex and other genetic factors are might responsible for the development of the condition of major depressive disorder.
Z codes are a special group of codes provided in ICD-10-CM for the reporting of factors influencing health status and contact with the health services.
