The clinical implications of DSM-IV personality disorder comorbidity in depressed inpatients: A replication study in an Italian setting

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Schiavone, Paolo ^a   Dorz, Stella ^a,b   Conforti, Donatella ^a   Scarso, Caterina ^a   Borgherini, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Affective Disorders Unit   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Parco dei Tigli   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33645235983     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2006.20.1.1     Document Type: Article

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