Clinical features and functioning of patients with minor depression

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 384-389

  Howland, Robert H ^a   Schettler, Pamela J ^b,c   Rapaport, Mark Hyman ^b   Mischoulon, David ^c   Schneider, Trisha ^a   Fasiczka, Amy ^a   Delrahiem, Katia ^b   Maddux, Rachel ^b   Lightfoot, Michael ^a   Nierenberg, Andrew A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive disorders; Depressive symptoms; Minor depression; Psychosocial function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 49849086999     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151519     Document Type: Article

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