Somatic complaints disproportionately contribute to beck depression inventory estimates of depression severity in individuals with multiple chemical sensitivity

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 862-869

  Brown DeGagne, Anne Marie ^a,b,d   McGlone, Jeannette ^b,c   Santor, Darcy A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOMATIZATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0031726101     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199810000-00005     Document Type: Article

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