Methods for quantifying the heterogeneity of psychopathology
Abstract Objectives Specifiers for a major depressive disorder (MDE) are supposed to reduce diagnostic heterogeneity. However, recent literature challenges the idea that the atypical and melancholic specifiers identify more homogenous or coherent subgroups. We introduce the usage of distance metrics...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | BMC Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05377-5 |