How accurate is recall of key symptoms of depression? A comparison of recall and longitudinal reports

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1001-1011

  Wells, J Elisabeth ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHRONICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEUROSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RECALL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL RECALL; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4444265575     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291703001843     Document Type: Article

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