Association between acute critical life events and the speed of onset of depressive episodes in male and female depressed patients

Association between acute critical life events and the speed of onset of depressive episodes in male and female depressed patients

Abstract Background A series of studies indicate that a fast onset of a depressive episode (within 7 days) is a clinical variable useful for indicating bipolarity even when no manic episode has occurred to date. The role of acute critical life events as an external trigger for a fast onset of the de...

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Main Authors: Maria Strauss, Roland Mergl, Nora Gürke, Kerstin Kleinert, Christian Sander, Ulrich Hegerl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Major depression
Beginning
Unipolar depression
Gender differences
Speed of onset
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1923-4

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