Recognition of depressive symptoms in the elderly: What can help the patient and the doctor

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 111-116

  Parashos, Ioannis A ^a,b   Stamouli, Sophia ^c   Rogakou, Efi ^d   Theodotou, Rita ^b   Nikas, Ioannis ^b   Mougias, Athanassios ^a  

^a c/o Lundbeck Hellas SA   (Greece)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d Centre for Mental Health   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Geriatric depression; Medical comorbidity; Patient characteristics; Public awareness; Screening; Underrecognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036097135     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.10013     Document Type: Article

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