Objective Assessment of Psychomotor Retardation in Primary Care Patients with Depression

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-37

  Iverson, Grant L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity level; Depression; Objective assessment; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542314774     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOBM.0000013642.43978.f9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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