title: Depression in the medically ill. Critical issues in diagnostic assessment.
abstract: Diagnosing depression in the medically ill is a difficult diagnostic task that will not be clarified appreciably by DSM-IV. The author reviews diagnostic validity as it relates to depressive disorders in the medically ill. Suggested guidelines for using the DSM-IV to diagnose depressive disorders in the medically ill also are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: von Ammon Cavanaugh
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012803:Sick Role; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology