The diagnosis and treatment of depression in dementia

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1151-1153

  Draper, Brian ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG CHOICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032846459     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.9.1151     Document Type: Review

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