Are gender differences in depression explained by gender differences in co-morbid anxiety?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Simonds, Virginia M ^a   Whiffen, Valerie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Comorbidity; Depression; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0242721810     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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