Posted by linkadge on May 17, 2010, at 20:05:35
In reply to Re: History of depression - um? » sigismund, posted by ed_uk2010 on May 16, 2010, at 2:47:10
Perhaps this is it. For our prediction of the disease outcome, we are relying on an old definition of the disorder.
Sure, people who had the disease in the 50's, may have had a poor outcome, but can the same thing be said for the 1 in 5 Americans diagnosed with depression sometime in their lifetime these days?
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