The incidence and prevalence of admissions for melancholia in two cohorts (1875-1924 and 1995-2005)

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 134, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 45-51

  Harris, Margaret ^a   Farquhar, Fiona ^a   Healy, David ^a   Le Noury, Joanna ^a   Baker, Darren ^b   Whitaker, Christopher ^b   Linden, Stefanie ^a   Green, Paul ^a   Roberts, Anthony P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b North Wales Organization for Randomized Clinical Trials   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressive psychosis; Depressive relapse rates; Melancholia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALES;

EID: 80052496850     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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