Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 73-76 , January 2005

Personality as a determinant of social functioning in depression

  • Gopinath Ranjith

      Affiliations

    • Affective Disorders Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham BR3 3BX, UK
    • ,
  • Anne Farmer

      Affiliations

    • Affective Disorders Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham BR3 3BX, UK
    • Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • ,
  • Peter McGuffin

      Affiliations

    • Affective Disorders Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham BR3 3BX, UK
    • Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK
    • ,
  • Anthony J. Cleare

      Affiliations

    • Affective Disorders Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham BR3 3BX, UK
    • Section of Neurobiology of Affective Disorders, Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RJ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Section of Neurobiology of Affective Disorders, Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RJ, UK. Tel.: +44 20 7848 5130; fax: +44 20 7848 5129.

Received 6 September 2004 ,Revised 26 October 2004 ,Accepted 26 October 2004.

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PII: S0165-0327(04)00374-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.10.008

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 73-76 , January 2005

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