Major Depression, Minor Depression, and Double Depression: Are They Distinct Clinical Entities?

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-353

  Remick, R A ^a   Sadovnick, A D ^b   Lam, R W ^b   Zis, A P ^b   Yee, I M L ^b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Double depression; Intermittent depression; Major depression; Minor depression; Morbidity risks

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSTHYMIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029793381     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960726)67:4<347::AID-AJMG6>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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