Comorbid medical conditions among depressed elderly patients discharged home after acute psychiatric care

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-338

  Proctor, Enola K ^a   Morrow Howell, Nancy L ^a   Doré, Peter ^a   Wentz, Joan ^e   Rubin, Eugene H ^b   Thompson, Sana ^c   Li, Hong ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037407203     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200305000-00010     Document Type: Article

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