The unique symptom profile of perimenopausal depression

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 76-84

  Gibbs, Zoe ^a   Lee, Stuart ^a   Kulkarni, Jayashri ^a  

^a Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

depression; perimenopause; psychosocial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934435854     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cp.12035     Document Type: Article

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