How to improve recognition and diagnosis of depressive syndromes using international diagnostic criteria

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 430, 1998, Pages 1245-1246

  Maurice Tison, Sylvie ^a,b   Verdoux, Hélène ^b   Gay, Bernard ^b   Perez, Paul ^a   Salamon, Roger ^a   Bourgeois, Marc L ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnostic criteria; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECOGNITION; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0031946526     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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