"Subthreshold" depression: Is the distinction between depressive disorder not otherwise specified and adjustment disorder valid?

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 470-476

  Zimmerman, Mark ^a   Martinez, Jennifer H ^a   Dalrymple, Kristy ^a   Chelminski, Iwona ^a   Young, Diane ^a  

^a not available ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HUMAN; INCREASED APPETITE; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBTHRESHOLD DEPRESSION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878239817     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.12m08053     Document Type: Article

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