A 2 and 3.5-year naturalistic follow-up study of patients with unipolar depressive disorders;Uno studio naturalistico di follow-up a 2 e 3,5 anni in pazienti con disturbi depressivi unipolari

Rivista di Psichiatria

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 320-325

  Fassone, Giovanni ^a   Trincia, Valeria ^a   Pasquini, Massimo ^c   Picardi, Angelo ^b   D'Amato, Antonella ^a   Biondi, Massimo ^a   Pasquini, Paolo ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Course; Follow up; Outcome; Prospective study; Unipolar depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33751227494     PISSN: 00356484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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