Depression without sadness: Functional outcomes of nondysphoric depression in later life

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 570-578

  Gallo, Joseph J ^a,b   Rabins, Peter V ^a,b   Lyketsos, Konstantine G ^a,b   Tien, Allen Y ^a,b   Anthony, James C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NONDYSPHORIC DEPRESSION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SADNESS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030919773     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb03089.x     Document Type: Article

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