Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 311-315 , July 2004

The Japanese version of the depressive experiences questionnaire: its reliability and validity for lifetime depression in a working population

  • Hideki Kuwabara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Iizuka Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hideki Kuwabara, M.D., 3634-1 Kitahara, Muramatsu, Matsuyama-Machi, Kitakata-Shi, Fukushima 966-0902, Japan
    • ,
  • Kaoru Sakado

      Affiliations

    • Niigata University Health Administration Center, Niigata, Japan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
    • ,
  • Miwako Sakado

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
    • ,
  • Tetsuya Sato

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Toshiyuki Someya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.008

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 311-315 , July 2004

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