Diagnosis and management of late life depression: A guide for the primary care physician

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 269-281

  Conn, David K ^a   Steingart, Allan B ^b  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030657803     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/J309-EJMX-WHRM-4UYG     Document Type: Review

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