Effects of positive and negative life events on time to depression onset: An analysis of additivity and timing

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 613-626

  Frank, E ^a,b   Tu, X M ^a   Anderson, B ^a   Reynolds III, C F ^a   Karp, J F ^a   Mayo, A ^a   Ritenour, A ^a   Kupfer, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029925407     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035686     Document Type: Article

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