Depression and psychological distress: A life course perspective

A Life Course Approach to Women's Health

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Maughan, Barbara ^a  

^a Institute of Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult depression; Biological factors; Depressive disorders; Psychological factors; Risk factors; Social factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939130363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192632890.003.0008     Document Type: Chapter

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