Emergence, persistence, and resolution of suicidal ideation during treatment of depression in old age

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 153-161

  Szanto, Katalin ^a   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a   Houck, Patricia R ^a   Dew, Mary Amanda ^a   Dombrovski, Alexandre ^a   Pollock, Bruce G ^a,b   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Major depression; Suicidal ideation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; AGING; AGITATION; AKATHISIA; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE ILLNESS RATING SCALE GERIATRIC; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLSTEIN MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERPERSONAL SUPPORT EVALUATION LIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846089889     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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