Drug-associated depression is not major depressive disorder; a pilot study in a population-based sample of the elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-148

  Dhondt, A D F ^a   Hooijer, C ^b   Smit, J H ^b   Van Tilburg, W ^b  

^a Psychiatrisch Ctr 'Zon en Schild'   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Drugs; Elderly; Side effects

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030043275     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199602)11:2<141::AID-GPS297>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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