How many different symptom combinations fulfil the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder? Results from the CRESCEND study

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 217-222

  Park, Seon Cheol ^a   Kim, Jae Min ^b   Jun, Tae Youn ^c   Lee, Min Soo ^d   Kim, Jung Bum ^e   Yim, Hyeon Woo ^c   Park, Yong Chon ^f  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

depressive symptom combinations; diagnostic heterogeneity; family resemblances; Major depressive disorder; polythetic definition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; DSM-5; DSM-IV; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 85006284993     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2016.1265584     Document Type: Article

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