Personality dimensions and depression: Review and commentary

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 274-284

  Enns, Murray W ^a,b   Cox, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b PsycHealth Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

depression; dimensions of personality; personality; personality factors

Indexed keywords

DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXTRAVERSION; HUMAN; NEUROSIS; OBSESSION; PERSONALITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030920945     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200305     Document Type: Review

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