SHOULD THE DIAGNOSIS OF MAJOR DEPRESSION BE MADE INDEPENDENT OF OR DEPENDENT UPON THE PSYCHOSOCIAL CONTEXT?

摘要

BACKGROUNDThe diagnosis of certain psychiatric syndromes (e.g., panic attacks, PTSD) are critically dependent on the psychosocial context in which they arise. For other syndromes (e.g. schizophrenia), the context is generally irrelevant. Should the diagnosis of major depression (MD) be made dependent or independent of the psychosocial context in which it occurs?