The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Quebec's older adult population

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 822-832

  Préville, Michel ^a,b   Boyer, Richard ^c,d   Grenier, Sébastien ^b   Dubé, Micheline ^e   Voyer, Philippe ^f   Punti, Rosita ^c,d   Baril, Marie Claire ^c,g   Streiner, David L ^h,i   Cairney, John ^h,j   Brassard, Joëlle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^j CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiological survey; Mental disorders; Prevalence; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MINOR DEPRESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 58149263179     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805301208     Document Type: Article

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