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Depression

References

Depression. MayoClinic.com. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression/DN99999. Accessed May 2005, June 2006, March 2007, and March 2008.

Depression. National Institute of Mental Health. Available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm. Accessed May 2005, June 2006, March 2007, and March 2008.

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JAMA Patient Pages: Depression. JAMA 2003; 289:3198.

Kando JC, Wells BG, Hayes PE. Depressive Disorders. In : DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC and others, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005: 1235-53.

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Lewis C. The Lowdown on Depression. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/103_dep.html. Accessed May 2005, June 2006, March 2007, and March 2008.

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