Double depression: A distinctive subtype of unipolar depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-73

  Keller, Martin B ^a   Hirschfeld, Robert M A ^b   Hanks, Diane ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE OF ONSET; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MANUALS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030737791     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00060-8     Document Type: Article

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