La depresión como un diagnóstico complejo: Implicancias para el desarrollo de recomendaciones clínicas / A new proposal for the diagnosis of depression
Rev. méd. Chile
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142(10): 1297-1305, oct. 2014. tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Depression has a high impact on mental health. However its diagnosis is a challenge even for specialists. This problem derives from a failure in an adequate description and differentiation of the disease. This inadequate conceptualization generates these difficulties. Our thesis is that depression should be understood as a complex phenomenon that can be analyzed from multiple perspectives, from genes to behavior, including personality and interaction with the sociocultural environment. The aim of this paper is to review the psychopathological construct of depression from a multidimensional point of view, considering clinical, sociocultural, characterological and pathogenic variables. Finally we provide a proposal for an adequate diagnostic approach.
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Main subject:
Depression
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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