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Dimensional Classification as an Instrument for Biological Research in Endogenous Depression

Wolfgang MaierOtto BenkertMichael Philipp

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyHomogeneousDexamethasone suppression testEndogenous depressionmedicineBiological psychiatryMedical diagnosisPsychologyPsychiatry

description

Biological psychiatry needs highly reliable classifications capable of supplying research with homogeneous groups of patients. Operational diagnoses (OPD abbreviated) have been introduced to serve this aim. At present, research in endogenous depression can choose among more than ten different operational diagnoses, all purporting to be valid for diagnosing endogenous depression. Eight of these operational diagnoses are listed in Table 1.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1986-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70702-5_17