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The quest for the etiology of mental disorders.
- Source :
-
Journal of clinical epidemiology [J Clin Epidemiol] 1994 Jan; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 97-9. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- The evidence for the etiological basis of mental disorders is insufficient and contradictory. Such a situation has at least partly arisen due to the inherent heterogeneity within the various clinical diagnostic categories. Syndrome sub-categorization employing biological variables is suggested as a first step in order to achieve etiological homogeneity.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Risk Factors
Syndrome
Mental Disorders etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0895-4356
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8283199
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-4356(94)90038-8