Recognition and treatment of dysthymia in elderly patients

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-121

  Bellino, Silvio ^a   Bogetto, Filippo ^a   Vaschetto, Patrizia ^a   Ziero, Simona ^a   Ravizza, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGED; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0034104044     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200016020-00003     Document Type: Review

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