Mood and anxiety disorders as early manifestations of medical illness: A systematic review

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-29

  Cosci, Fiammetta ^a   Fava, Giovanni A ^b,d   Sonino, Nicoletta ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Anxiety; Depression; Irritability; Mania; Medical illness; Prodrome

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY DISORDER; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRRITABILITY; LUNG CANCER; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WILSON DISEASE; AFFECT; ANXIETY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AFFECT; ANXIETY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD;

EID: 84922211029     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000367913     Document Type: Review

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