Disentangling dysthymia from major depressive disorder in suicide attempters' suicidality, comorbidity and symptomatology

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Holmstrand, Cecilia ^a   Engström, Gunnar ^a   Träskman Bendz, Lil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Dysthymia; Major depressive disorder; Suicidal behaviour; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 41949085316     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480801960164     Document Type: Article

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