Depression: An inability to adapt to one's perceived life distress?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 225-234

  Bedi, Robinder Paul ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Diathesis stress models; Major depression; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MODEL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033040908     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00196-7     Document Type: Article

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