A new clinical rating scale for work absence and productivity validation in patients with major depressive disorder.docVIP

BMC Psychiatry BioMedCentral Research article Open Access A new clinical rating scale for work absence and productivity: validation in patients with major depressive disorder Raymond W Lam*, Erin E Michalak and Lakshmi N Yatham Address: Department of Psychiatry; University of BC; Mood Disorders Centre, UBC Hospital, Vancouver, Canada Email: Raymond W Lam* - r.lam@ubc.ca; Erin E Michalak - emichala@interchange.ubc.ca; Lakshmi N Yatham - yatham@exchange.ubc.ca * Corresponding author Published: 3 December 2009 Received: 2 September 2009 Accepted: 3 December 2009 BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:78 d