Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 135-144 , June 2004

Residual symptoms at remission from depression: impact on long-term outcome

  • N Kennedy

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Box 63, Section of General Psychiatry, Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. Tel.: +44-20-7848-0135.
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  • E.S Paykel

Received 8 November 2002 ,Revised 5 February 2003 ,Accepted 6 February 2003.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 135-144 , June 2004

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