Comorbidity of Mental Retardation and Affective Disorders

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 245-249

  Girimaji, Satish Chandra ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Behaviour disturbances; Comorbidity; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOOD DISORDER; REVIEW;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOOD DISORDERS;

EID: 0345855117     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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