Adolescent outpatients with depressive disorders: Clinical characteristics and treatment received

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-133

  Pelkonen, Mirjami ^a,b   Marttunen, Mauri ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antidepressants; Depression; Outpatient treatment; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; MIANSERIN; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 18444365626     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480510022981     Document Type: Article

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