Confounding influence of extraneous symptoms on clinical global impression ratings for depression

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 587-589

  Targum, Steven D ^a   Busner, Joan ^b   Dunn, Judith ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MELANCHOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58149116850     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318184259e     Document Type: Letter

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