Minor and major depression in the general population: does dysfunctional thinking play a role?

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-274

  de Graaf, L Esther ^a,b   Huibers, Marcus J H ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^c   Arntz, Arnoud ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950629873     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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