Using interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) to treat depression in older primary care patients

Geriatrics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Post, Edward P ^a,b   Miller, Mark D ^c   Schulberg, Herbert C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief psychotherapy; Depression; Geriatric psychiatry; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUICIDE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44449129921     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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