Factors associated with life satisfaction in a 6-year follow-up of depressive out-patients

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 595-605

  Koivumaa Honkanen, H ^a,b,c   Rissanen, T ^a   Hintikka, J ^a,d,e   Honkalampi, K ^a   Haatainen, K ^a   Tarja, Saharinen ^a   Viinamaki H ^a,d  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Correlate; Depression; Life satisfaction; Mental health; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051780956     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0225-z     Document Type: Article

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