Psychological outreach programmes for the depressed elderly: A meta-analysis of effects and dropout

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Cuijpers, Pim ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Dropout; Elderly; Meta analysis; Outreach programmes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT DROPOUTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031984134     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199801)13:1<41::AID-GPS729>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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