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- Title
Difficulties of diagnosing mood disorders correctly.
- Authors
Angst, J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the difficulties faced by clinicians and researchers when diagnosing the classification of mood disorders, particularly the major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BPD). Topics discussed include the onset of the disorder between childhood and adolescence, the disappearance of the diagnostic code for mania in diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder (DSM-5) and the analysis of data initiated to test the evidence of the diagnosis.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSTIC errors; COMPUTER-aided diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS of mental depression; DIAGNOSIS of bipolar disorder; MENTAL health services; AFFECTIVE disorders
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2017, Vol 135, Issue 4, p271
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/acps.12716