Subsyndromal depression in the United States: Prevalence, course, and risk for incident psychiatric outcomes

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1401-1414

  Pietrzak, R H ^a   Kinley, J ^b   Afifi, T O ^b   Enns, M W ^b   Fawcett, J ^c   Sareen, J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; depression; disability; epidemiology; incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADDICTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879206619     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712002309     Document Type: Article

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