The three-fold Hamilton Depression Scale: An editorial comment to Isacsson G, Adler M. Randomized clinical trials underestimate the efficacy of antidepressants in less severe depression (1)

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 423-424

  Bech, Per ^a  

^a Psychiatric Research Unit   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AROUSAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; THEORY;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84860800650     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01817.x     Document Type: Note

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