Mixed depression and the dimensional view of mood disorders

Psychopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 431-439

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b,c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; Depressive mixed state; Major depressive disorder; Mixed depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS;

EID: 34748924244     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107427     Document Type: Article

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