Major depressive disorder: Gender differences in symptoms, life quality, and sexual function

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Lai, Chien Han ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

gender differences; life quality; major depressive disorder; sexual function; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; ARIZONA SEXUAL EXPERIENCE SCALE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; EUROQOL LIFE QUALITY SCALE; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; GENDER; HUMAN; INTEGRAL INVENTORY FOR DEPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ORGASM; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUICK INVENTORY OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY SELF REPORT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SHEEHAN DISABILITY SCALE; SLEEP; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 78651325659     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318205a670     Document Type: Article

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