Neuropsychological deficits among older depressed patients with predominantly psychological or vegetative symptoms

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Palmer, Barton W ^a   Boone, Kyle B ^a   Lesser, Ira M ^a   Wohl, Marcy A ^a   Berman, Nancy ^a   Miller, Bruce L ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical depression; Neurophysiological deficit; Vegetative symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030569318     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(96)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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