Psychosocial impact of dysthymia: A study among married patients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Subodh, B N ^a   Avasthi, A ^a   Chakrabarti, S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Disability; Dysthymia; Marital adjustment; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABLED PERSONS; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 43949130146     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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