The symptomatology of depression in the elderly

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 7, 1997, Pages

  Katona, Cornelius ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a   Manela, Monica ^a   Leek, Catherine ^b   Mullan, Eleanor ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a   D'Ath, Penny ^b   Zeitlin, Deborah ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Essex and Herts Community NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depression; Dysfunctional attitudes; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031465136     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199705002-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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