Patients' beliefs about the cause of their depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 54-59

  Hansson, Maja ^a   Chotai, Jayanti ^a   Bodlund, Owe ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causes; Depression; Etiology; Patients' beliefs; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB STRESS; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952292097     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.10.032     Document Type: Article

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