Anhedonia, but not Irritability, Is Associated with Illness Severity Outcomes in Adolescent Major Depression

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 194-200

  Gabbay, Vilma ^a,b   Johnson, Amy R ^a   Alonso, Carmen M ^c   Evans, Lori K ^c   Babb, James S ^c   Klein, Rachel G ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDREN DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANHEDONIA; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928339578     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: 15578992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2014.0105     Document Type: Article

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