Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey I: Lifetime prevalence, chronicity and recurrence

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1993, Pages 85-96

  Kessler, Ronald C ^a   McGonagle, Katherine A ^a   Swartz, Marvin ^b   Blazer, Dan G ^b   Nelson, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronicity; Depression; Lifetime prevalence; Recurrence; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027524544     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(93)90026-G     Document Type: Article

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