Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 403-409 , 1 November 2004

Deficiency of theory of mind in patients with remitted mood disorder

  • Yumiko Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
    • ,
  • Yuji Tonooka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuo Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
    • ,
  • Shigenobu Kanba

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences,Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan. Tel.: +81-92-642-5620; fax: +81-92-642-5644.
    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Received 4 September 2003 ,Accepted 2 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.04.004

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 3 , Pages 403-409 , 1 November 2004

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