Quality of Life in Geriatric Patients with Mood and Anxiety Disorders

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 8, Issue 12 SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages 35-47

  Maddux, Rachel E ^b   Delrahim, Katia K ^b   Rapaport, Mark H ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BACLOFEN; BENZATROPINE; BETANIDINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; DISULFIRAM; DIURETIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; FENOPROFEN; GUANETHIDINE; HYDRALAZINE; INDOMETACIN; LEVODOPA; METHYLDOPA; NAPROXEN; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RANITIDINE; RESERPINE; SULFONAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 1642542710     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1092852900008269     Document Type: Review

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