The prevalence, clinical relevance, and public health significance of subthreshold depressions

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 685-698

  Judd, Lewis L ^a   Schettler, Pamela J ^a   Akiskal, Hagop S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036890423     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-953X(02)00026-6     Document Type: Review

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