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Dimensional Classification as an Instrument for Biological Research in Endogenous Depression

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New Results in Depression Research

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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.

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  1. Psychiatrische Klinik der Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 6500, Mainz, Germany

    M. Philipp, W. Maier & O. Benkert

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  1. Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik der Universität München, Nußbaumstraße 7, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Hanns Hippius

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical School, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY, 10605, USA

    Gerald L. Klerman

  3. Psychiatrische Klinik der Universität München, Nußbaumstraße 7, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Norbert Matussek

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Philipp, M., Maier, W., Benkert, O. (1986). Dimensional Classification as an Instrument for Biological Research in Endogenous Depression. In: Hippius, H., Klerman, G.L., Matussek, N. (eds) New Results in Depression Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70702-5_17

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