Late-life depression in private practice depressed outpatients: A 203-case study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression in younger patients; Early onset; Late life depression; Late onset

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ONSET AGE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0031913555     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199803)13:3<145::AID-GPS744>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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