## Abstract We examined the epidemiology and phenomenology of major depressive disorder (MDD) and minor depression among a community sample of 496 female adolescents. Diagnostic interviews were conducted annually for 7 years, allowing us to examine onset, course, and symptom presentation among part
Examining minor and major depression in adolescents
✍ Scribed by Gloria González-Tejera; Glorisa Canino; Rafael Ramírez; Ligia Chávez; Patrick Shrout; Hector Bird; Milagros Bravo; Alfonso Martínez-Taboas; Julio Ribera; José Bauermeister
- Book ID
- 111116757
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9630
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