Screening for depression in older medical inpatients

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-476

  Cullum, Sarah ^a   Tucker, Sue ^b   Todd, Chris ^b   Brayne, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Healthcare; Hospital; Inpatient; Prevalence; Screening; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 33646801611     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1497     Document Type: Article

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