Interpersonal dysfunction in depressed women: impairments independent of depressive symptoms
Journal of Affective DisordersPublished 8 October 2002
Constance Hammen, Patricia A. Brennan
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Abstract
Interpersonal impairment is a stable feature of depression, a significant challenge to treatment, and may reflect underlying vulnerability to the onset, and recurrence, of depressive experiences.
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