Recognition of depression among elderly recipients of home care services

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-213

  Brown, Ellen L ^a   McAvay, Gail ^a   Raue, Patrick J ^a   Moses, Suzanne ^b,c   Bruce, Martha L ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Visiting Nurse Services   (United States)

^c Visiting Nurse Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038659705     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.2.208     Document Type: Review

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