title: [Clinical differential diagnosis of depressive neurosis and neurasthenia].
abstract: This article reported diagnostic findings in application of Chinese diagnostic criteria of neurosis published by Chinese Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry (1986; 19: 318-321) to a series of neurotic patients. 66 cases and 50 cases were met criteria of depressive neurosis and neurasthenia respectively. Two groups were compared. The results revealed some similarities and a lot of differences between these two disorders. According to clinical features authors proposed main points of differential diagnosis between these two disorders.
authors.forename: Z Z
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009440:Neurasthenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales