Healthcare costs associated with recognized and unrecognized depression in old age

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1219-1229

  Luppa, Melanie ^a   Heinrich, Sven ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^b   König, Hans Helmut ^a   Riedel Heller, Steffi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Center for Public Mental Health   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Healthcare costs; Old age depression; Primary care; Recognition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL GROUPS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 54049118399     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208007680     Document Type: Article

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