Case-finding algorithm for post-stroke depression in the veterans health administration

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 517-522

  Damush, Teresa M ^a,b,c,e,g   Jia, Huanguang ^a,f,g   Doug Ried, L ^a,f,g   Qin, Haijing ^a,f,g   Cameon, Randi ^a,f,g   Plue, Laurie ^a,b   Williams, Linda S ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Roudebush VA Center on Implementing Evidence Based Practice   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative databases; Case finding algorithm; Depression; Stroke; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMOXAPINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; MIRTAZAPINE; NEFAZODONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; PROTRIPTYLINE; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRIMIPRAMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION STUDY; VETERAN;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 44349128022     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1930     Document Type: Article

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