Boundaries of major depression: An evaluation of DSM-IV criteria

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 172-177

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a,b   Gardner Jr , Charles O ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PO Box 980126 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS;

EID: 0031883484     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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