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Situational Major Depressive Disorder
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Situational Major Depressive Disorder

Robert M. A Hirschfeld, Gerald L Klerman, Nancy C Andreasen, Paula J Clayton and Martin B Keller
Archives of general psychiatry, Vol.42(11), pp.1109-1114
11/01/1985
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1985.01790340093013
PMID: 4051687

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Abstract

• Fifty-seven patients with situational major depression diagnosed by the Research Diagnostic Criteria were compared with 72 subjects with nonsituational major depression on demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables. The situational patients tended to be younger and had fewer prior episodes of depression and fewer hospitalizations. No differences were found in categories of life events, in overall clinical picture, in social supports, or in family history.

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