Evaluating the diagnostic specificity of the Munich personality test dimensions in major depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Sakado, Kaoru ^a   Sato, Tetsuya ^b   Uehara, Toru ^a   Sato, Satoshi ^a   Sakado, Miwako ^a   Kumagai, Keiichi ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnostic specificity; Major depression; Munich Personality Test; Panic disorder; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031007191     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)01434-1     Document Type: Article

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