Subthreshold depression belongs to the category of psychological sub-health.Because it does not meet the diagnostic criteria of depression,it may cause misdiagnosis,missed diagnosis,excessive medical treatment,violation of patient autonomy,poor effect or unclear adverse reactions.The ethical problems in clin-ical diagnosis and treatment are worthy of attention.This article aimed to explore the ethical issues that may exist in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of subthreshold depression,a sub-depression state,and propose so-lutions.
关键词
阈下抑郁/临床诊疗/伦理问题/心理/综述
Key words
subthreshold depression/clinical diagnosis and treatment/ethical issues/psychological/re-view