Depression in old age: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge;Depressione dell'anziano: Una sfida diagnostica e terapeutica

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-52

  Capurso, Antonio ^a,c   Capurso, Cristiano ^b   Solfrizzi, Vincenzo ^a   Colacicco, Anna Maria ^a   D'Introno, Alessia ^a   Panza, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antidepressive drugs; Cognitive decline; Geriatric depression; Metabolic syndrome; Old age; Stroke; Vascular dementia; Vascular depression

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CITALOPRAM; CLONIDINE; ESTROGEN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HYDRALAZINE; INTERFERON; METHYLDOPA; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PAROXETINE; PROGESTERONE; PROPRANOLOL; RESERPINE; RIBAVIRIN; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; STEROID; TAMOXIFEN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS;

EID: 33847008047     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: 00341193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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