Predicting the onset of major depressive disorder and dysthymia in older adults with subthreshold depression: A community based study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 811-818

  Cuijpers, Pim ^a,b   Beekman, Aartjan ^a,b   Smit, Filip ^a,b   Deeg, Dorly ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dysthymia; Incidence; Major depression; Prediction; Risk factors; Subthreshold depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTHYMIA; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 33749354923     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1565     Document Type: Article

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