Recommendations for mental health care of older adults: Part 1 - An overview of depression and anxiety

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 26-34

  Flood, Meredith ^a   Buckwalter, Kathleen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64249134861     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20090201-03     Document Type: Review

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