Depression - Does it affect equally men and women?;Depressão - O mesmo acometimento para homens e mulheres?

Revista de Psiquiatria Clinica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-79

  Justo, Luís Pereira ^b   Calil, Helena Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de São Paulo ^*

Author keywords

Biological aspects; Depression; Gender differences; Psychosocial aspects

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 33747843692     PISSN: 01016083     EISSN: 1806938X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-60832006000200007     Document Type: Review

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