Relapse of major depression after complete and partial remission during a 2-year follow-up

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-244

  Pintor, Luis ^a   Gastó, Cristobal ^a   Navarro, Victor ^a   Torres, Xavier ^a   Fañanas, Lourdes ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Major depression; Relapse; Remission

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENELZINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037301753     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(01)00480-3     Document Type: Article

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