From clinical observations to clinimetrics: A tribute to

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-133

  Nierenberg, Andrew A ^a   Sonino, Nicoletta ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG MARKETING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; THEORY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY; PSYCHIATRY;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRICS; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS;

EID: 1842560536     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076447     Document Type: Editorial

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