Psychiatry Research
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Pages 171-180 , 15 February 2004

Dimensional structure of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder

  • Steffen Moritz

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Beat Meier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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  • Iver Hand

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Mildred Schick

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Holger Jahn

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany

Received 27 January 2003 ,Revised 16 October 2003 ,Accepted 30 November 2003.

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PII: S0165-1781(03)00297-X

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2003.11.003

Psychiatry Research
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Pages 171-180 , 15 February 2004

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