Effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention, interpersonal counseling, for subdysthymic depression in medically ill elderly

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Mossey, Jana M ^a   Knott, Kathryn A ^a   Higgins, Maureen ^a   Talerico, Karen ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030054994     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.4.M172     Document Type: Article

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