Prevalence of mental illness in a rehabilitation unit for older adults

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 893, 2000, Pages 153-156

  Shah, D C ^a   Evans, M ^b   King, D ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Psychiatric morbidity; Rehabilitation; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCREENING;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034013567     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.893.153     Document Type: Article

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