Life events and social network in relation to the onset of depression.
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 80 (2) , 174-179
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb01323.x
Abstract
In this article we present the results of a study on ihe role of life events and social network in [he onset of depression. We compared 24 new outpatients with major depression or a dysthymic disorder with 24 healthy matched controls. The patient group was interviewed about the year before the onset 01 depression; the control group about the year preceding the interview. The results show a significant difference between the 2 groups in occurrence of life events and quality of social network.Keywords
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