Management strategies in geriatric depression by primary care physicians and factors associated with the use of psychiatric services: A naturalistic study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 521-524

  Dearman, S P ^a   Waheed, Waquas ^b   Nathoo, V ^c   Baldwin, R C ^d  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Five Oaks Family Practice   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; LOFEPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIMIPRAMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33750000568     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600637984     Document Type: Article

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