First episode depression in women- a study of clinical characteristics through the female reproductive stages in a rural tertiary care center in Kerala
Background: The lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorders is 10-25% for women and 5-12% for men. Women are more prone to develop depressive episode from the period of menarche to the perimenopausal period. Relatively little research has been done on this. Materials and methods: Female patien...
Main Authors: | Joice Geo, Jismi B Krishnan, Mareen Benjamin, Roy Abraham Kallivayalil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala State Branch
2019-12-01
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Series: | Kerala Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/178/248 |
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