Major depression epidemiology from a diathesis-stress conceptualization

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Major depression is a widely used diagnostic category but there is increasing dissatisfaction with its performance. The diathesis-stress model is an alternative approach that does not require the (sometimes arbitrary) imposition of c...

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Main Author: Patten Scott B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/13/19