High heterogeneity and low reliability in the diagnosis of major depression will impair the development of new drugs

BJPsych Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e5-e7

  Lieblich, Samuel M ^a   Castle, David J ^a   Pantelis, Christos ^a,b,c   Hopwood, Malcolm ^a,d   Young, Allan Hunter ^a,d   Everall, Ian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84995521814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20564724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000786     Document Type: Review

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