something that may help - in march 2022 mental disorders went through a major change. there is no disorder called - Atypical Depression.

Atypical is now a "specifying feature" for all depressive disorders.

what that means is when a person is diagnosed with any depression disorders the treatment provider must specify (state, say, note in the files, completely inform their clients about) whether a person has any of the specified "atypical features" that are listed in the DSM 5 TR.

there are many different kinds of depression disorders and with each one "atypical features" can happen with each of them and are noted by the treatment provider.

you can read more about all the various depressive disorders in the DSM 5 TR pages 177- 214. please do not try and self-diagnose by what you are finding in media-based resources like the internet. all symptoms, problems and behaviors for mental disorders found in media-based ways has been removed for most mental disorders since March 2022.

if you feel you have a depressive disorder with a specifier of any "atypical features" please contact a treatment provider. they can give you the information that you need directly related to your specific symptoms, problems and behaviors.