Major depression and allergy: Does neuroticism explain the relationship?

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-98

  Goodwin, Renee D ^a   Castro, Mario ^b   Kovacs, Monika ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University Semmelweis   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Allergy; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Major depression; Mental disorders; Neuroticism; Personality factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33744487383     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000195797.78162.f4     Document Type: Article

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