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. 2011 Spring;23(2):198-200.
doi: 10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp198.

Relationships between multiple sclerosis and depression

Nancy Byatt  1 , Anthony J Rothschild, Peter Riskind, Carolina Ionete, Anne T Hunt
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Relationships between multiple sclerosis and depression

Nancy Byatt et al. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2011 Spring.

Abstract

The authors' findings suggest that major depressive disorder (MDD) may occur as a prodrome to and may delay diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Lifetime prevalence of MDD was 59%; 14% of subjects reported MDD as a prodrome to MS, and 10% reported a resulting delay in MS diagnosis.

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