The Bereavement Exclusion for the Diagnosis of Major Depression: To be, or not to be
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The Bereavement Exclusion for the Diagnosis of Major Depression: To be, or not to be
Psychiatry (Edgmont).
2010 Jul.
Abstract
This paper reviews studies bearing on the validity of the bereavement exclusion for the diagnosis of major depression. It concludes that the exclusion is not supported by the best available data, and the authors propose revisions for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.
Keywords: DSM-V; MDD; bereavement; depression; major depressive disorder.
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