Is Major Depression recognized as a disability in Germany?

Psychiatric conditions such as depression are in fact the second most frequent cause of being unfit to work in Germany, accounting for 16.6% of the workdays lost in 2014. They also have risen to the major cause of disability pensions (Erwerbsminderungsrente), accounting for 43.1 % of new entrants in 2014. read more

Depression in its various forms (major depression, dysthymia, and persistent depressive disorder) is a type of mood disorder characterized by gloom, sadness, and feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. read more

This type of depression has many of the same symptoms as Major Depressive Disorder, but the symptoms are generally less severe and occur over a period of at least two years. Learn more about getting disability for dysthymia. Manic Depression. The third type of depression described in the DSM is manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder. read more