Prevalence and Treatment of Diagnosed Depression among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Ohio

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 585-594

  Levin, Carrie A ^a   Wei, Wenhui ^b   Akincigil, Ayse ^b   Lucas, Judith A ^b   Bilder, Scott ^b   Crystal, Stephen ^b  

^a Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antidepressant; Nursing homes; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADL DISABILITY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; GOVERNMENT; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36049024966     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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