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Chronic depression: now, a treatable condition.

Authors :
D'Epiro NW
Howland RH
Shelton RC
Trivedi MH
Source :
Patient Care (Print); 1/15/2000, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p56-66, 8p
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Once thought to reflect an 'unhappy temperament,' chronic depression is now known to be a mood disorder amenable to drug treatment. The therapeutic implications are profound--particularly because many of these patients have been depressed for decades, if not for their entire adult lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031305X
Volume :
34
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Patient Care (Print)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
107095932