Data from the VITA study do not support the concept of vascular depression

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 531-537

  Rainer, Michael K ^a   Mucke, H A M ^b   Zehetmayer, S ^c   Krampla, W ^a,d   Kuselbauer, T ^a   Weissgram, S ^d   Jungwirth, S ^d   Tragl, K H ^d   Fischer, P ^c,d  

^a DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b HM Pharma Consultancy   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Cerebrovascular disorders; Depression; Late onset

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33744943254     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000218326.91287.66     Document Type: Article

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