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Life events and social network in relation to the onset of depression. A controlled study
C M Cornelis1, E H Ameling, F de Jonghe
1Psychiatric Clinic, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
In this article we present the results of a study on the role of life events and social network in the 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 of 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.