DISCUSSION: Dr. George Gero pointed out that depression is a large nosological category including many different conditions, and that depression resulting from object loss should be distinguished from other forms related to loss of self-esteem. He felt the particular merit of this paper was its testing and enrichment of the more recent concepts of ego psychology. Dr. Asch's view of hypochondriasis, going beyond the usual concept of libidinal hypercathexis of the organ and including aggression and re-incorporation of the lost object in the body image, is original and useful. He suggested the term 'somatized depression' rather than 'unconscious