The Interplay and Etiological Continuity of Neuroticism, Difficulties, and Life Events in the Etiology of Major and Subsyndromal, First and Recurrent Depressive Episodes in Later Life
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 June 2001
Johan Ormel, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Els I. Brilman
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This study demonstrated the usefulness of a dynamic stress-vulnerability model for understanding late-life depression, and evidence was found suggesting etiological discontinuity between first and recurrent but not between major and subsyndromal episodes.
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This study demonstrated the usefulness of a dynamic stress-vulnerability model for understanding late-life depression. Evidence was found suggesting etiological discontinuity between first and recurrent but not between major and subsyndromal episodes.
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