The classification of depression: Are we still confused?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-85

  Cole, James ^a,b,e   McGuffin, Peter ^c,e   Farmer, Anne E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC SGDP Centre   (Turkey)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 39449096020     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.039826     Document Type: Review

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