Major depression and depressive symptoms in Australian Gulf War veterans 20 years after the Gulf War

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 189, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-84

  Ikin, J F ^a   McKenzie, D P ^a   Gwini, S M ^a   Kelsall, H L ^a   Creamer, M ^b   McFarlane, A C ^c   Clarke, D M ^a   Wright, B ^a   Sim, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gulf War; Majordepression; Veterans health

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY SERVICE EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL BIAS; REPATRIATION PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME; RISK FACTOR; VETERAN; WAR; AUSTRALIA; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GULF WAR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERANS;

EID: 84942357972     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.016     Document Type: Article

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