Treatment, outcome and predictors of response in elderly depressed in- patients

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue MAY, 1997, Pages 436-440

  Heeren, T J ^a   Derksen, P ^b   Heycop Ten Ham, B F V ^b   Van Gent, P P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Dept Geriatric Psychiat Zon Schild ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; MAPROTILINE; MIANSERIN; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030974435     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.170.5.436     Document Type: Article

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