A qualitative examination of the experience of 'depression' in hospitalized medically ill patients

Psychopathology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 303-312

  Clarke, David M ^a,c   Cook, Kay E ^b   Coleman, K John ^a   Smith, Graeme C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment reaction; Demoralization; Depression; Medically ill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SELF ESTEEM;

EID: 33749340929     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095778     Document Type: Article

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