Recurrence and relapse in geriatric depression: A review of risk factors and prophylactic treatment strategies

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 208-221

  Stoudemire, Alan ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; CHRONICITY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SLEEP;

EID: 0030965122     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.2.208     Document Type: Review

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