Prediction of the course and outcome of depression
Psychological MedicinePublished 1 February 1987Open access
Assen Jablensky
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Whether defined as a symptom, a syndrome, a single disease, or a ' spectrum' of biopsychosocial manifestations, depression is at present the most common mental disorder in all the urbanizedindustrial societies and its frequency appears to be increasing in the developing countries.
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