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Clinical Depression Versus Distress Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Not Just a Question of Semantics

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Dr. Vale (1) suggests that the current definition of major depressive disorder is too heterogeneous and that there are many distinct depressive subtypes that manifest differently but that share a similar physiological profile. He argues that biological markers should be included in studies of disease-related psychosocial stress. We agree in principle that there are a variety of syndromes that include negative affect as a major component and that clinical depression presents in a variety of forms. We raise two issues with respect to Dr. Vale's thoughtful comments. First, although we reported in our study that the prevalence of clinical depression, defined …

Source: Diabetes Care

DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0677