General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 484-491 , September 2010

Association between major depression, depressive symptoms and personal income in US adults with diabetes

  • Clara E. Dismuke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Disease Prevention and Health Interventions for Diverse Populations, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    • ,
  • Leonard E. Egede, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Disease Prevention and Health Interventions for Diverse Populations, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Center for Health Disparities Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Medical University of South Carolina, Center for Health Disparities Research, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Tel.: +1 843 792 2969; fax: +1 843 876 1201.

Received 28 April 2010 ,Accepted 16 June 2010.

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 The Psychiatric–Medical Comorbidity section will focus on the prevalence and impact of psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic medical illness as well as the prevalence and impact of medical disorders in patients with chronic psychiatric illness.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.06.004

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 484-491 , September 2010

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