The effect of severity and personality on the psychotic presentation of major depression

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Tonna, Matteo ^a   De Panfilis, Chiara ^b   Provini, Cristiano ^b   Marchesi, Carlo ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Salute Mentale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Major depression; Melancholic depression; Personality; Psychotic features; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655167382     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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