Response speed and rate of remission in primary and specialty care of elderly patients with depression

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 583-591

  Thomas, Leslie ^a   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a   Solano, Francis X ^a   Black, Ann M ^a   Bensasi, Salem ^a   Flynn, Tracy ^a   Harman, Jeffrey S ^a   Rollman, Bruce L ^a   Post, Edward P ^a   Pollock, Bruce G ^a   Reynolds, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CITALOPRAM; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036733747     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200209000-00012     Document Type: Article

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