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John M. de Figueiredo, MD, ScD
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Commentary
The Demoralization Construct in Clinical Practice and Research
March 25, 2026
It is important to acknowledge demoralization as a separate diagnosis, rather than merely a specifier, because demoralization may occur by itself, in the absence of any other disorder or...
John M. de Figueiredo