Psychiatric Disease in the Twenty-First Century: The Case for Subcortical Ischemic Depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1299-1303

  Taylor, Warren D ^a   Steffens, David C ^a   Krishnan, K Ranga ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular disease; classification system; Depression; diagnosis; geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIMODIPINE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751544795     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.05.028     Document Type: Review

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