Is depression one thing or many?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 488-

  Amerio, A ^a   Odone, A ^a,b   Marchesi, C ^a   Ghaemi, S N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; SERTRALINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DECREASED APPETITE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MONOTHERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; RECURRENCE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84901828100     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.204.6.488     Document Type: Letter

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