Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:636-640
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
The depressine Syndrome: a follow-up study of 130 professionals working overseas
LJ King
A four-year follow-up of professional personnel who had been working
overseas indicates that the depressive syndrome was the most common
diagnosable psychiatric illness in this population. The study also shows
that in this content the syndrome had a good prognosis. It therefore seems
reasonable not to exclude persons with diagnosable depression from
assignment abroad but, rather, to identify the syndrome and recommend
necessary treatment.
