The bereavement exclusion for the diagnosis of major depression: To be, or not to be

Psychiatry (Edgemont)

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Lamb, Kristy ^a   Pies, Ronald ^b,c   Zisook, Sidney ^d,e  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Depression; DSM V; Major depressive disorder; MDD

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; BEREAVEMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MELANCHOLIA; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 77956098059     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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