Disability and comorbidity among major depressive disorder and double depression in African-American adults

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1230-1233

  Torres, Elisa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mental health; Minority health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DSM-IV-TR; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888339785     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.089     Document Type: Article

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