Social network determinants of depression

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-281

  Rosenquist, J N ^a,b   Fowler, J H ^c   Christakis, N A ^b,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; mood; social networks; social norms; sociology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPOUSE; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OBSERVATION; PROBABILITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78349263348     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2010.13     Document Type: Article

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