1. Clinical aspects of depression.
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Kennedy SH and Eisfeld BS
- Subjects
- Adult, Age Factors, Anxiety complications, Anxiety diagnosis, Child, Cost of Illness, Cultural Characteristics, Depression classification, Depression complications, Depressive Disorder classification, Depressive Disorder epidemiology, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Male, Pregnancy, Primary Health Care, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Depression diagnosis, Depressive Disorder diagnosis
- Abstract
In recent years, clinicians and epidemiologists have examined the differences between depressed patients in primary care and psychiatric settings. Although evidence to support antidepressant efficacy is largely derived from studies of major depression, many patients in primary care settings fall into "nonmajor" depression diagnostic categories. In deciding when to initiate treatment, functional change may be even more important than discrete symptom profiles. Recognizing and treating depression as a comorbid condition in patients with other medical illnesses represents an additional challenge for the primary care physician. Variations in the clinical presentation of depression based on gender, age, culture, or personality must also be considered.
- Published
- 1999
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