Psychiatry Research
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 229-237 , 28 February 2005

Personality traits of patients with mood and anxiety disorders

  • Pim Cuijpers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Trimbos Institute, P.O. Box 725, 3500 AH Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 20 44 48757; fax: +31 20 44 48758.
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  • Annemieke van Straten

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Policy and Management, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Marianne Donker

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Policy and Management, Erasmus Medical Centre, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 23 June 2004 ,Revised 20 September 2004 ,Accepted 21 October 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.10.006

Psychiatry Research
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 229-237 , 28 February 2005

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