Psychiatry Research
Volume 109, Issue 1 , Pages 17-25 , 31 January 2002

Early and delayed personality changes associated with depression recovery? a one-year follow-up study

  • Emmanuelle Corruble

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Paul Brousse Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris XI University, 12 Avenue P.V. Couturier, F-94804 Villejuif Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33-1455-930-87; fax: +33-1455-934-24
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  • Caroline Duret

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Paul Brousse Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris XI University, 12 Avenue P.V. Couturier, F-94804 Villejuif Cedex, France
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  • Antoine Pelissolo

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Fernand Widal Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris VII University, Paris, France
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  • Bruno Falissard

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Department, Paul Brousse Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris XI University, Villejuif, France
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  • Julien Daniel Guelfi

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, Paul Brousse Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris XI University, 12 Avenue P.V. Couturier, F-94804 Villejuif Cedex, France

Received 22 January 2001 ,Revised 3 August 2001 ,Accepted 19 August 2001.

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