Subthreshold depressions: Clinical and polysomnographic validation of dysthymic, residual and masked forms

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 53-63

  Akiskal, Hagop S ^a   Judd, Lewis L ^a   Christian Gillin, J ^a   Lemmi, Helio ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP, REM; TEMPERAMENT; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030790743     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00059-1     Document Type: Article

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