Demographic and clinical features and prescribing patterns of psychotropic medications in patients with the melancholic subtype of major depressive disorder in China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Xiang, Yu Tao ^a,b   Wang, Gang ^b   Hu, Chen ^b   Guo, Tong ^b   Ungvari, Gabor S ^c   Kilbourne, Amy M ^d,e   Lai, Kelly Y C ^a   Si, Tian Mei ^f   Zheng, Qi Wen ^g   Chen, Da Fang ^g   Fang, Yi Ru ^h   Lu, Zheng ⁱ   Yang, Hai Chen ^j   Hu, Jian ^k   Chen, Zhi Yu ^l   Huang, Yi ^m   Sun, Jing ⁿ   Wang, Xiao Ping ^o   Li, Hui Chun ^p   Zhang, Jin Bei ^q   Chiu, Helen F K ^a   more..

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^d Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^g PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^h SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

ⁱ TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j Shenzhen Institute of Mental Health   (China)

^k HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^l HANGZHOU SEVENTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^m SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁿ NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^o CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^p THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^q THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MELANCHOLIA; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84863084185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039840     Document Type: Article

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