Diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of depressive disorders in a general hospital

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Cigognini, Marco Aurélio ^a   Furlanetto, Letícia Maria ^b  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Hospitals, general; Length of stay; Prevalence; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BRAZIL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33746165151     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462006000200005     Document Type: Article

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