Many People Treated for Depression in the US Don't Actually Meet the Criteria

Many People Treated For Depression In The US Don't Actually Meet The Criteria
Depression is both over-diagnosed and over-treated in American adults, claims a new study published in the April 2013 edition of the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Dr. Ramin J. Mojtabai, lead author of the study and an associate professor at … Read more on RedOrbit

The Lancet Series on bipolar disorder – Medical Xpress
The second Series paper outlines the substantial difficulties in diagnosing bipolar disorder: misdiagnosis of bipolar as unipolar depression is thought to occur in many patients seeking treatment for depression, and there is an average delay of 5 – 10 … Read more on Medical Xpress

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