Quality of life and social issues in older depressed patients

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 5, 1998, Pages

  Warner, J P ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Depressive disorder; Life satisfaction; Quality of life; Social

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0031657192     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199809005-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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