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Social relationship correlates of major depressive disorder and depressive symptoms in Switzerland

Nationally representative cross sectional study

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ID15364113
AuthorsSteven D Barger (0000-0002-8296-0974, Northern Arizona University, corresponding author), Nadine Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine Messerli‐bürgy (0000-0001-8619-5950, University of Bern), Jürgen Barth (0000-0001-7096-7178, Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health)
Year2014
Volume14
Issue1
Pages273-273
Publication date2014-03-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-14-273
PMID24656048
PMCIDPMC3994328
OpenAlexW1998094961
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited67

Perceived quality and frequency of social relationships are associated with clinical depression and depressive symptoms across a wide adult age spectrum. This study extends prior work linking loneliness to depression by showing that a broad range of social relationship domains are associated with psychological well-being

Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Depression (economics · Loneliness · Major depressive disorder · Marital status · Mood · Population · Psychiatry · Social support · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Epidemiology

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