Network analysis of depression and anxiety symptom relationships in a psychiatric sample

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 3359-3369

  Beard, C ^a   Millner, A J ^a,b   Forgeard, M J C ^a   Fried, E I ^c   Hsu, K J ^a,d   Treadway, M T ^a,e   Leonard, C V ^e   Kertz, S J ^f   Bjorgvinsson T ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; causal systems; co morbidity; depression; network analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DAY CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DAY CARE, MEDICAL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84987673606     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716002300     Document Type: Article

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