Treatment seeking for depression: Role of depressive symptoms and comorbid psychiatric diagnoses

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 52, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 31-40

  Galbaud Du Fort, Guillaume ^a,b   Newman, Stephen C ^c   Boothroyd, Lucy J ^b   Bland, Roger C ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Depression; Symptoms; Treatment seeking; Use of services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0345104215     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(98)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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