Major depression: An illness with objective physical signs

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-201

  Gupta, Ramesh K ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological disadvantage; Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; Major depression; Psychomotor agitation; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COLD CLAMMY SKIN; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PALLOR; PATHOLOGICAL CRYING; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; XEROSTOMIA;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 68549121014     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970902812072     Document Type: Article

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