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
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1923-4