Trait anxiety and defensive functioning in relation to antidepressant treatment outcome

Psychopathology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 387-393

  Sukul, Yashvir R M ^a   Birkenhäger, Tom K ^a   Van Den Broek, Walter W ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^a   Bruijn, Jan A ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GGZ Regio Breda ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidepressant outcome; Defensive functioning; DSQ 88; Major depressive episode; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE; MIRTAZAPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MIANSERIN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349258107     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000241194     Document Type: Article

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