Quality of life in older adults receiving medications for anxiety, depression, or insomnia: Findings from a community-based study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 568-574

  Stein, Murray B ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0036735344     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200209000-00010     Document Type: Article

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