How disabling is depression? Evidence from a primary care sample

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 439, 1999, Pages 95-98

  Duggan, Conor ^c   Chilvers, C ^a   Dewey, M ^a   Fielding, K ^a   Gretton, V ^a   Churchill, R ^a   Williams, I ^a   Harrison, G ^d   Lee, A ^b   Bedi, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Arnold Lodge RSU   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

BDI; Depression; Disability; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032908949     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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