Delusional beliefs in psychotic depression vary according to age of onset

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1093-1094

  Gournellis, Rossetos ^a   Oulis, Panagiotis ^b   Christodoulou, Christos ^a   Kaparoudaki, Adamandia ^c   Fortos, Andreas ^d   Lykouras, Lefteris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Center of Mental Health and Research   (Greece)

^d Dromocaition Mental Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PARANOIA; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOMATIC DELUSION;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 57349171400     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2009     Document Type: Article

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