Reaction to 'Treatment of older adults with co-morbid personality disorder and depression: A dialectical behavior therapy approach' [2]

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 702-703

  van Alphen, S P J ^a,b   Tummers, J H A ^a,b   Derksen, J J L ^a,b  

^a Mondriaan Zorggroep   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LETTER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34547524251     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1844     Document Type: Letter

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