Early- versus late-onset dysthymia: A meaningful clinical distinction?

Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 14-17

  Sansone, Randy A ^a,b   Sansone, Lori A ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Depression subtypes; Dysthymia; Dysthymic disorder

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSTHYMIA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77649207652     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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