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Distinguishing anxiety and depression with field survey data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

William W. Eaton  and
Christian Ritter
William W. Eaton*
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Christian Ritter
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr William W. Eaton, The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Mental Hygiene, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Synopsis

Data on self-reported symptoms collected in the East Baltimore site of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program are analysed in parallel fashion for the two syndromes of anxiety and depression. Patterns of relationships of anxiety and depression to sociodemographic factors, prior psychopathology, and life events fail markedly to distinguish the two syndromes.

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Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 155 - 166
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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