Relationship between body-mass index and depressive symptoms in patients with major depression

European Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-88

  Berlin, Ivan ^a   Lavergne, Francis ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Institut ADI SL Internationale   (France)

Author keywords

Appetite; Body mass index; Pessimistic thoughts; Symptoms of depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COVI ANXIETY SCALE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THINKING; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 0037628621     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(03)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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