Age differences in symptoms of depression and anxiety: Examining behavioral medicine outpatients

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-132

  Goldberg, Jennifer H ^a   Breckenridge, James N ^a,b   Sheikh, Javaid I ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Anxiety; Depression; Medical patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037695199     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023030605390     Document Type: Article

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