Age disorientation in chronically hospitalized patients with mood disorders

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-90

  Lombardi, Janel ^a   Harvey, Philip D ^b   White, Leonard ^a,b   Parrella, Michael ^a,b   Powchik, Peter ^a,b   Davidson, Michael ^c  

^a Clinical Neuroscience Center   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affective disorder, bipolar subtype; Aging; Cognitive function; Geriatric psychiatry; Major depression

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISORIENTATION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029984496     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(95)02853-6     Document Type: Article

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