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      A psychoanalytic perspective on depression.

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      Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
      SAGE Publications

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          A correct understanding of the role of depressive affect in triggering psychic conflict leads to a reformulation of the origins and the psychodynamics of depression as a feature of mental illness. It also raises serious question about the validity of the diagnosis of depressive illness.

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          Journal
          J Am Psychoanal Assoc
          Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
          SAGE Publications
          0003-0651
          0003-0651
          1991
          : 39
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
          Article
          10.1177/000306519103900102
          2026854
          0e78f7a2-aeb9-482c-bee9-6c7ec999a3da
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