Testing DSM-IV definition of atypical depression

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-16

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical depression; Atypical features; Bipolar II disorder; DSM IV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038341027     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023272408562     Document Type: Article

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