Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 363-371 , 1 November 2004

Functioning after a major depressive episode: complete or incomplete recovery?

  • Martine A. Buist-Bouwman

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-50-3614551; fax: +31-50-3619722.
    • The Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Johan Ormel

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
    • NIAS, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ron de Graaf

      Affiliations

    • Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Wilma A.M. Vollebergh

      Affiliations

    • Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Received 23 September 2003 ,Revised 27 February 2004 ,Accepted 27 February 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.02.007

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 363-371 , 1 November 2004

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