Are there any gender differences in frequency of self-reported somatic symptoms of depression?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 177-181

  Wenzel, Amy ^a   Steer, Robert A ^b   Beck, Aaron T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Major depressive disorder; Somatic depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMATIZATION;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS;

EID: 28444498831     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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