A nurse-coordinated educational initiative addressing primary care professionals' attitudes to and problem-solving in depression in older people - A pilot study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 401-405

  Livingston, Gill ^a   Yard, Paula ^a   Beard, Alison ^a   Katona, Cornelius ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Depression; Intervention; Knowledge; Older people; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034035290     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(200005)15:5<401::AID-GPS121>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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