Medicalize depression, not sadness

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Jul;48(7):681-682. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181a5e3ea.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Affect* / classification
  • Child
  • Depressive Disorder / classification
  • Depressive Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Depressive Disorder / genetics
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / classification
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / genetics
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / psychology
  • Health Education
  • Humans
  • Life Change Events
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
  • Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Risk Assessment
  • Suicide Prevention