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. 2007 Aug 18;335(7615):328.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39268.475799.AD.

Is depression overdiagnosed? Yes

Gordon Parker  1
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Is depression overdiagnosed? Yes

Gordon Parker. BMJ. .

Abstract

Rates of diagnosis of depression have risen steeply in recent years. Gordon Parker believes this is because current criteria are medicalising sadness, but Ian Hickie argues that many people are still missing out on lifesaving treatment

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Competing interests: GP is executive director of Australia's Black Dog Institute and has served on several pharmaceutical advisory boards and spoken at many meetings convened by drug companies.

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