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Study: Many physicians not using established criteria (Topix)

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NewsBot News Gatherer Community Support Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 38,657 My Mood:	Study: Many physicians not using established criteria (Topix) (Topix) Mark Zimmerman, M.D., director of outpatient services at Rhode Island Hospital, says, "a minority of psychiatrists and majority of non-psychiatrist physicians do not use the DSM-IV MDD criteria the majority... Patients might not be accurately diagnosed Patients who do not have major depressive disorder may be prescribed medications that will not ... Read the full article... (From Topix Psychiatry)

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