Diagnosis and treatment of older adults with depression in primary care

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-292

  Unützer, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Barriers; Depression; Diagnosis; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036669782     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01338-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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