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. 2010 Jul;7(7):19-25.

The Bereavement Exclusion for the Diagnosis of Major Depression: To be, or not to be

Kristy Lamb  1 , Ronald Pies, Sidney Zisook
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The Bereavement Exclusion for the Diagnosis of Major Depression: To be, or not to be

Kristy Lamb et al. 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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