Late-lite atypical major depressive episode: A 358-case study in outpatients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-122

  Benazzi, Franco ^a,b  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0033625055     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200005000-00006     Document Type: Article

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