The morbidity and mortality linked to melancholia: Two cohorts compared, 1875-1924 and 1995-2005

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-14

  Harris, Margaret ^a   Farquhar, Fiona ^a   Healy, David ^a   Le Noury, Joanna C ^a   Linden, Stefanie C ^a   Hughes, J Andrew ^a   Roberts, Anthony P ^a  

^a YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressive psychosis; hospitalization; melancholia; morbidity; mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874209355     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: 17402360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X12450131     Document Type: Article

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