Is apathy in late-life depressive illness related to age-at-onset, cognitive function or vascular risk?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 481-486

  Lampe, Indrag K ^a,b   Heeren, Thea J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Altrecht Mental Health Care ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Depressive disorder; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APATHY; APATHY EVALUATION SCALE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13244299335     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610204000766     Document Type: Article

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