Lifetime risk of depression: Restricted to a minority or waiting for most?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue DEC., 2005, Pages 495-496

  Andrews, Gavin ^a,d   Poulton, Richie ^b   Skoog, Ingmar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28644435775     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.6.495     Document Type: Review

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