Life events and primary affective disorders: A one year prospective study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 160-166

  Pardoen, D ^a   Bauwens, F ^a   Dramaix, M ^a   Tracy, A ^a   Genevrois, C ^a   Staner, L ^a   Mendlewicz, J ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; LITHIUM; MIANSERIN; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NORTRIPTYLINE; PHENELZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029763551     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.2.160     Document Type: Article

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