Major life events and major chronic difficulties are differentially associated with history of major depressive episodes

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-124

  Monroe, Scott M ^a,c   Slavich, George M ^a   Torres, Leandro D ^a   Gotlib, Ian H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Depression; First onset; Life events; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 33847271185     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.1.116     Document Type: Article

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