An initiative to improve depression recognition and management in long-stay nursing home residents

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 95-109

  Murphy, Katharine M ^a   Rabinowitz, Terry ^b   Nonemaker, Sue ^a   Morris, John N ^a   Morrison, Malcolm H ^c   Grigonis, Antony M ^c   Lee, Richard H ^d   Goldman, Beryl D ^e  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Morrison Informatics Inc   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e Kendal Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Depression; Minimum Data Set (MDS); Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 21644475307     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v28n03_10     Document Type: Review

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