Gender differences in the frequency of personality disorders in depressed outpatients

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-74

  Carter, Janet D ^a   Joyce, Peter R ^a   Mulder, Roger T ^a   Sullivan, Patrick F ^a   Luty, Suzanne E ^a  

^a Department of Psychological Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; OBSESSION; PARANOIA; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHIZOIDISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032915973     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.1999.13.1.67     Document Type: Article

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