[Major depression invites major concerns]. / Depressão maior suscita questionamento maior.
Braz J Psychiatry
; 31 Suppl 1: S3-6, 2009 May.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19565149
OBJECTIVE: To overview limitations to the concept and construct of major depression. METHOD: The objectives in initially conceptualizing major depression are examined against its subsequent utility and relevance to clinicians and researchers. RESULTS: It is argued that, as defined, major depression does not differentiate clinical depression well from expressions of non-clinical depression or sadness, that its criteria set do not generate reliable diagnoses, that a diagnosis of major depression means little in and of itself (as it effectively comprises multiple types of depression) and that it fails to inform us about cause, natural history or differential treatment response. CONCLUSION: Limitations to the concept of major depression would benefit from wider appreciation to advance changes to the clinical diagnosis of depressive sub-types.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Depressão
/
Transtorno Depressivo Maior
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Braz J Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália
País de publicação:
Brasil