Attempts to validate melancholic depression: Some observations on modern research methodology

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-163

  Rasmussen, Keith G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MELANCHOLIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34548742249     PISSN: 00259284     EISSN: 00259284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2007.71.2.150     Document Type: Article

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