Behavioral activation as a treatment for geriatric depression

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-103

  Yon, Adriana ^a   Scogin, Forrest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral activation; Depression; Elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849113470     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110802478016     Document Type: Article

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