Bereavement related and non-bereavement related depressions: A comparative field study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 102-110

  Karam, Elie G ^a,b,c   Tabet, Caroline C ^a,b,c   Alam, Donna ^c   Shamseddeen, Wael ^c   Chatila, Yasmine ^c   Mneimneh, Zeina ^c,d   Salamoun, Mariana M ^c   Hamalian, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^b SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^c Institute for Development Research Advocacy and Applied Care Beirut   (Lebanon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Conditional criteria; Depression; DSM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; LEBANON; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAR;

EID: 56249087907     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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