Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 43-55 , July 2005

Comorbid psychiatric disorders in depressed outpatients: Demographic and clinical features

  • A. John Rush

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9086, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 214 648 4600; fax: +1 214 648 4612.
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  • Mark Zimmerman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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  • Stephen R. Wisniewski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Maurizio Fava

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Steven D. Hollon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • Diane Warden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9086, USA
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  • Melanie M. Biggs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9086, USA
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  • Kathy Shores-Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9086, USA
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  • Richard C. Shelton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • James F. Luther

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Brandi Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Community Resource Services, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA
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  • Madhukar H. Trivedi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9086, USA

Received 6 October 2004 ,Accepted 2 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.03.005

Journal of Affective Disorders
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