Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 423-430 , November 2004

Psychosocial impairment and recurrence of major depression

  • David A. Solomon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to David A. Solomon, M.D., Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI, USA 02903-4970
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  • Andrew C. Leon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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  • Jean Endicott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Training, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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  • Timothy I. Mueller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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  • William Coryell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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  • M.Tracie Shea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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  • Martin B. Keller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.07.002

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 423-430 , November 2004

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