Should the diagnosis of major depression be made independent of or dependent upon the psychosocial context?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 771-780

  Kendler, K S ^a   Myers, J ^a   Halberstadt, L J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Major depression; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 77952430976     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709990845     Document Type: Article

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