A comparison of descriptive variables for clinical patients and symptomatic volunteers with depressive disorders

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 242-246

  Rapaport, Mark Hyman ^a,b,d   Zisook, Sidney ^a   Frevert, Theresa ^c   Seymour, Sherry ^a   Kelsoe, John R ^a,b   Judd, Lewis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENTS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0029898233     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004714-199606000-00009     Document Type: Article

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