Depression, anxiety and their relationship with chronic diseases: A review of the epidemiology, risk and treatment evidence

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Clarke, David M ^a   Currie, Kay C ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NORTRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOOD; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 65249151271     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02471.x     Document Type: Review

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