Gender differences in unipolar depression: A general population survey of adults between age 18 to 64 of German nationality

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-211

  Lucht, M ^a   Schaub, R T ^a   Meyer, C ^a   Hapke, U ^a   Rumpf, H J ^b   Bartels, T ^a   Von Houwald, J ^a   Barnow, S ^a   Freyberger, H J ^a   Dilling, H ^b   John, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community study; Gender differences; Social factors; Unipolar depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MELANCHOLIA; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREPUBERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; WIDOW;

EID: 10744230927     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00121-0     Document Type: Article

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