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. 2012:2012:427102.
doi: 10.5402/2012/427102. Epub 2012 Oct 14.

Depression in multiple sclerosis: a review of assessment and treatment approaches in adult and pediatric populations

Maria Skokou  1 , Evanthia Soubasi, Philippos Gourzis
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Depression in multiple sclerosis: a review of assessment and treatment approaches in adult and pediatric populations

Maria Skokou et al. ISRN Neurol. 2012.

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disease affecting one million people worldwide, with a significant burden of psychiatric comorbidity. Depression is the commonest psychiatric manifestation but still remains largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. The present work reviews current knowledge on diagnosis, assessment, and somatic and psychotherapeutic treatment interventions for depression in adult and pediatric populations of patients with multiple sclerosis.

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