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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving - When does a broken heart become a diagnosis? NYTimes.com



"In a bitter skirmish over the definition of depression, a new report contends that a proposed change to the diagnosis would characterize grieving as a disorder and greatly increase the number of people treated for it.
The criteria for depression are being reviewed by the American Psychiatric Association, which is finishing work on the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or D.S.M., the first since 1994. The manual is the standard reference for the field, shaping treatment and insurance decisions, and its revisions will affect the lives of millions of people for years to come......"

Expanding the Definition of Depression - Does grieving over a loved one constitute full-blown depression? NYTimes.com