The Bereavement Exclusion for the Diagnosis of Major Depression: To be, or not to be

by Kristy Lamb, MD; Ronald Pies, MD; and Sidney Zisook, MD
Dr. Lamb is from the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California; Dr. Pies is Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachussetts; and Dr. Zisook is Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, and San Diego Veterans Affairs Healthcare Services, San Diego, California.

Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(7):19–25

Tags: bereavement, depression, DSM-V, major depressive disorder, MDD, Psychiatry (edgemont), Psychiatry 2010, Ronald Pies

Category: Commentary, Mood Disorders, Psychiatry, Reliability of Diagnoses