Depressive disorder in pre-adolescence: comorbidity or different clinical subtypes? (a pharmacological contribution)

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Levi, Gabriel ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRAZODONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; TRAZODONE;

EID: 0031303384     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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