Subjective and objective assessments of medical comorbidity in chronic depression

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 258-260

  Schrader, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Chronic depression; Medical comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OUTPATIENT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030821228     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289144     Document Type: Article

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