Personality differences between patients with major depression and bipolar disorder - The impact of minor symptoms on self-ratings of personality

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 169-177

  Sauer, H ^a,e   Richter, P ^a   Czernik, A ^b   Ludwig Mayerhofer, W ^c   Schochlin C ^c   Greil, W ^c   Von Zerssen, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^e FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

mood disorder; Munich Personality Test; personality; psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; AMITRIPTYLINE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030890307     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(96)01408-5     Document Type: Article

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