Partial remission indicates poor functioning and a high level of psychiatric symptoms: A 3-phase 6-year follow-up study on major depression

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 437-443

  Viinamaki, Heimo ^a   Hintikka, Jukka ^a   Tolmunen, Tommi ^a   Honkalampi, Kirsi ^a   Haatainen, Kaisa ^a   Koivumaa Honkanen, Heli ^a,b,c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Follow up; Functioning; Major depression; Partial remission

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 57049090981     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480801959281     Document Type: Article

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