Characteristics and significance of untreated major depressive disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 1124-1129

  Coryell, William ^a,b   Endicott, Jean ^a   Winokur, George ^a   Akiskal, Hagop ^a   Solomon, David ^a   Leon, Andrew ^a   Mueller, Timothy ^a   Shea, Tracie ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELATIVE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

EID: 0029114850     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.8.1124     Document Type: Article

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