Investigations of the heterogeneity of major depression must include studies of geriatric patients. This will facilitate identification of correlates of age of onset in an age-matched sample. The inclusion of young adult depressives could confound the affect of age and wash out a phenomenon occurrin
Association between age of onset and symptom profiles of late-life depression
β Scribed by E. Corruble; P. Gorwood; B. Falissard
- Book ID
- 109342511
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-690X
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