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Definitions of depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

P. Tharyan  and
G. Raghuthaman
P. Tharyan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632002, Tamil Nadu, India
G. Raghuthaman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632002, Tamil Nadu, India
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 174 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 559 - 560
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Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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