Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50956 Author(s) Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Shafi 1 , Reem Mohamed Abdel Shafi 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK . 2 Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Australia . ABSTRACT Depression is predicted to become the second highest disease burden by 2020 as well as being a common mental health condition across the globe. Nevertheless, the presentation of depression varies depending on several factors with the patient’s cultural background playing a significant role. Although depression is such a universal condition, the manner of how a patient presents not only affects the clinician’s abil...
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