This section provides summaries of the epidemiology, phenomenology, nosology, and the suspected biological substrates of the depressive disorders. It particularly emphasizes the historical evolution of the pertinent diagnostic constructs and… Click to show full abstract
This section provides summaries of the epidemiology, phenomenology, nosology, and the suspected biological substrates of the depressive disorders. It particularly emphasizes the historical evolution of the pertinent diagnostic constructs and the prognostic import both of the various diagnostic groupings and of the individual symptoms and symptom clusters.
               
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