Clinical presentations of major depression by African Americans and whites in primary medical care practice

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-191

  Brown, Charlotte ^a   Schulberg, Herbert C ^a   Madonia, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; major depression; primary care practice; whites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTRIPTYLINE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0030590813     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(96)00085-7     Document Type: Article

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