Factors associated with antidepressant use in depressed and non-depressed community-dwelling elderly: The three-city study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-330

  Soudry, Agnès ^a,b   Dufouil, Carole ^a,b   Ritchie, Karen ^a   Dartigues, Jean François ^a   Tzourio, Christophe ^a,b   Alpérovitch, Annick ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antidepressant use; Depressive symptoms; Elderly; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 40949141027     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1890     Document Type: Article

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