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Affective disorders constitute the most common major psychiatric problem. While even a single episode of depression is disabling and entails considerable economic cost and personal suffering, recurrent depression represents a major public health problem. The identification and succesful treatment of individuals who develop repeated episodes of depression have become high clinical priorities.
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Kupfer, D.J., Frank, E., Perel, J.M. (1986). Biology, Therapeutics, and Prophylaxis in Recurrent Depression. In: Hippius, H., Klerman, G.L., Matussek, N. (eds) New Results in Depression Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70702-5_14
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