Subsyndromal depression in old age: Clinical significance and impact in a multi-ethnic community sample of elderly Singaporeans

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 188-200

  Chuan, Soh Keng ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a,b   Matthew, Niti ^a   Heok, Kua Ee ^a   Pin, Ng Tze ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Depression; Minor; Subsyndromal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 37149009553     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207006187     Document Type: Article

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