Clinical diagnosis of mood disorders.
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چکیده
The history of syndrome-based diagnosis is reviewed. Recent criteria for the mood disorders according to the American Psychiatric Association are presented. Issues in the differential diagnosis of the mood disorders are discussed. Finally, commonly encountered pitfalls in clinical descriptive diagnosis and their potential remedies are summarized.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 34 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988