Anti-depressant medication and depressive thought processes among older adults

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 3-14

  O'Rourke, Norm ^a   Beattie, B Lynn ^b   Hayden, Sherri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELAPSE; THINKING;

EID: 0029830790     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v17n02_02     Document Type: Article

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