Caring for depressed and suicidal older patients: A survey of physicians and nurse practitioners

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-125

  Adamek, M E ^a   Kaplan, M S ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric depression; Primary care; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033822784     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/0X22-57WN-9K3R-KVXM     Document Type: Article

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