Differences in diagnostic subtypes among patients with late and early onset of a single depressive episode

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1127-1131

  Kessing, Lars Vedel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; ICD 10; Late onset; Melancholia; Psychosis; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845947671     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1617     Document Type: Article

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