Depression and suicidal behaviors in medicare primary care patients under age 65

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 397-403

  Friedman, Bruce ^a,b   Conwell, Yeates ^b   Delavan, Rachel Ritz ^a   Wamsley, Brenda R ^c   Eggert, Gerald M ^d  

^a Department of Community and Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Aging and Healthcare in West Virginia Inc   (United States)

^d Monroe County Long Term Care Program Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Disabled; Medicare; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE MODULE; OBSERVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAYKEL QUESTIONNAIRE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THOUGHT DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22144493813     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.40244.x     Document Type: Article

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