On reducing the duration of untreated illness in unipolar depression

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-94

  Baldwin, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN SIZE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNTREATED ILLNESS;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79956270701     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1208     Document Type: Editorial

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