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Depression in primary care

DSM-III diagnoses and other depressive syndromes

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    Richard J. Goldberg MD (Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Associate Professor)

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Goldberg, R.J. Depression in primary care. J Gen Intern Med 3, 491–497 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595928

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