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Heuristic model of depressive disorders as systemic chronic disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2015

Alain Lesage*
Affiliation:
Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Canada
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Address for correspondence: A. Lesage, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Canada (Email: alesage.iusmm@ssss.gouv.qc.ca)

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