Gender differences in the short-term course of unipolar depression in a follow-up sample of depressed inpatients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 127-139

  Kuehner, Christine ^a  

^a Ctrl Institute of Mental Health J5   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Recall artefact; Relapse; Remission; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033383181     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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