Female vs male outpatient depression: A 448-case study in private practice

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 475-481

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Female; Male; Outpatient; Private practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034177405     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(99)00113-X     Document Type: Article

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