Subsyndromal depression in the elderly: Underdiagnosed and undertreated

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 54, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 39-44

  VanItallie, Theodore B ^a,b,c  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GRIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; NECK PAIN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444417135     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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