Is depression overdiagnosed? Yes

BMJ

Volumn 335, Issue 7615, 2007, Pages 328-

  Parker, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DRUG INDICATION; DYSTHYMIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GUILT; HOPELESSNESS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; IMIPRAMINE; PLACEBO;

EID: 34548152773     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39268.475799.AD     Document Type: Article

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