Anxiety and Depression: Implications for Older Adults

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-156

  Levy Cushman, Jodi ^b   McBride, Angela ^b   Abeles, Norman ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Older persons; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033416556     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021312609044     Document Type: Article

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