Life events and changes in the course of depression in young adults

European Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 241-253

  Friis, Robert H ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^b,c   Pfister, Hildegard ^b   Lieb, Roselind ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Life events; Major depression; Prevalence; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036748371     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00682-X     Document Type: Article

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