Use of psychotherapy for depression in older adults

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 711-717

  Wei, Wenhui ^a   Sambamoorthi, Usha ^b   Olfson, Mark ^b   Walkup, James T ^b   Crystal, Stephen ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 16844365483     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.4.711     Document Type: Article

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