Most depressed people acknowledge impaired concentration and other related symptoms-but skilled clinicians can distinguish between non-melancholic depression and melancholia. How? They ask the right questions.
Gordon Parker, MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP
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Dr Parker is Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Articles by Gordon Parker, MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP
Functional vs structural; melancholic vs non-melancholic; and hierarchy of treatment are the focus.
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