title: Should alternative diagnostic criteria be used to assess patients with cancer? A comment on Akechi et al.
authors: Brett D
authors: BD
authors: Thombs
authors: James C
authors: JC
authors: Coyne
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index