Late life depression and dementia: A mental health literacy survey of Australian general practitioners

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 330-337

  Wijeratne, Chanaka ^a,b   Harris, Peter ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Old age psychiatry; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MULTIVITAMIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; SELF HELP; VIGNETTE; WALKING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 65649095202     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208008235     Document Type: Article

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