Subjective quality of life: Validity issues with depressed patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 62-70

  Kuehner, Christine ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health status indicators; Mood disorders; Quality of life; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036312339     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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