Medical Illness, Past Depression, and Present Depression: A Predictive Triad for In-Hospital Mortality
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 2001
Stephanie von Ammon Cavanaugh, Letícia Maria Furlanetto, Steven Creech, Lynda H. Powell
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S Severity of medical illness, a diagnosis of major depressive disorder based on modified criteria, and a past history of depression independently predicted in-hospital mortality in medical inpatients.
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Severity of medical illness, a diagnosis of major depressive disorder based on modified criteria, and a past history of depression independently predicted in-hospital mortality in medical inpatients.
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