Does major depressive disorder change with age?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1689-1695

  Coryell, W ^a   Solomon, D ^b   Leon, A ^c   Fiedorowicz, J G ^a   Schettler, P ^d   Judd, L ^d   Keller, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Age periods; Major depression; Symptom persistence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449672758     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709005364     Document Type: Article

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