Personality traits and the reporting of affective disorder symptoms in depressed patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 103, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 165-171

  Duberstein, Paul R ^a   Heisel, Marnin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Major depression; Older adults; Personality; Symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHARACTER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 34548853398     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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