Major depression in individuals with a history of childhood physical or sexual abuse: Relationship to neurovegetative features, mania, and gender

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1746-1752

  Levitan, Robert D ^a   Parikh, Sagar V ^b   Lesage, Alain D ^b   Hegadoren, Kathleen M ^b   Adams, Martha ^b   Kennedy, Sidney H ^b   Goering, Paula N ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031734372     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.12.1746     Document Type: Article

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