Abstract
Resolved: Several Weeks of Depressive Symptoms After Exposure to a Friend’s Suicide is “Major Depressive Disorder”
Brent D A~~Peters M J~~Weller E
This article is structured as a debate forum with affirmative & negative perspectives on the subject & rebuttal comments. Data & particular focus is given as to how the issue presents in adolescents. The problems of differentiating bereavement & depression, the absence/presence of functional impairment, the risks & benefits of pharmacological treatment, & diagnostic challenges are discussed. (28 Refs.)