Suicidality in middle aged and older patients with schizophrenia and depressive symptoms: Relationship to functioning and quality of life

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1223-1228

  Kasckow, J ^a,c   Montross, L ^b   Golshan, S ^b   Mohamed, S ^a   Patterson, T ^b   Sollanzano, E ^b   Zisook, S ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Functioning; Geriatric middle aged; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 37349124186     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1817     Document Type: Article

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