Expanding the Boundaries of Major Depressive Disorder in DSM-5: The Removal of the Bereavement Exclusion

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Expanding the Boundaries of Major Depressive Disorder

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Searight, H. (2014). Expanding the Boundaries of Major Depressive Disorder in DSM-5: The Removal of the Bereavement Exclusion. Open Journal of Depression, 3, 9-12. doi: 10.4236/ojd.2014.31004.

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