Melancholia: Past and present

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 190-194

  Healy, David ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressive psychoses; Melancholia; Mortality; Remission

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTORICAL PERIOD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MELANCHOLIA; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

EID: 84878312982     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800403     Document Type: Review

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