Autistic traits and empathy in chronic vs. episodic depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 195, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-147

  Domes, Gregor ^a   Spenthof, Ines ^a   Radtke, Martina ^b   Isaksson, Alexandra ^b   Normann, Claus ^b   Heinrichs, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic traits; Chronic depression; Depression; Empathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHRONIC DEPRESSION; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; EPISODIC DEPRESSION; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SKILLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84958279434     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.006     Document Type: Article

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