Major depression - Overdiagnosed in women, underdiagnosed in men?;Depression - Überdiagnostiziert bei frauen, unterdiagnostiziert bei männern?

Gynakologe

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 381-388

  Moller Leimkuhler A M ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Gender bias; Gender role; Male depression; Stress response

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MASKING; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 43549097536     PISSN: 00175994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00129-008-2161-5     Document Type: Review

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