In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Julian Bradley <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Back to old endogenous / exogenous depression????
Similar aetiology, different philosophy. A major difference is that the
old classification was an either/or description.
>Equally can't agree that patients who become ill with depression because of
>grief (death / loss of partner / child / parent / job), or as a result of
>physical illness (e.g. CA, Parkinsons, MS etc.) are the same as those who
>are just unhappy because of those events.
They're not. They may co-exist or interact.
>Doesn't make the two things the same - seem to remember you can even have
>smiling depression.
Agreed.
>If we're going to have "quick and dirty" diagnostic labels we need to
>understand what they're going to be used for.
Agreed. Together with a little more rigor in their definition.
Regards
George
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