Association between the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and mortality in a community sample: An artifact of the somatic complaints factor?

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 383-397

  Pettit, Jeremy W ^a   Lewinsohn, Peter M ^b   Seeley, John R ^b   Roberts, Robert E ^c   Hibbard, Judith H ^d   Hurtado, Arnold V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; Depressive symptomatology; Ex post facto study; Mortality; Somatic complaints

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249112374     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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