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CMAJ • November 26, 2002; 167 (11)
© 2002 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors

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Diagnosis and management of depression in primary care: a clinical update and review

Ronald A. Remick

Dr. Remick is a consultant psychiatrist with the Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC.

Correspondence to: Dr. Ronald A. Remick, Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard St., Vancouver BC V6Z 1Y6; rremick{at}shaw.ca

Abstract

THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS in the area of mood disorders over the last 2 decades, encompassing advances in our knowledge of epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment. This article presents a clinically oriented update and review on the diagnosis and management of major depressive disorder.




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