Assessment and psychological treatment of depression in older adults with terminal or life-threatening illness

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-353

  King, Deborah A ^a,b   Heisel, Marnin J ^a   Lyness, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; End of life; Older adults; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 27144513362     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy/bpi029     Document Type: Review

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