Cognitive functioning in major depression - A summary

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue SEP, 2009, Pages

  Hammar, Åsa ^a,b   Årdal, Guro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute phase; Cognitive functioning; Impairment; Long lasting; Major depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867843308     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.09.026.2009     Document Type: Article

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