The epidemiology of common late-life mental disorders in the community: Themes for the new century

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1158-1166

  Gallo, Joseph J ^a   Lebowitz, Barry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032843477     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.9.1158     Document Type: Article

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