Alcohol misuse, gender and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling seniors

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-375

  St John, Philip D ^a   Montgomery, Patrick R ^a   Tyas, Suzanne L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Depression; Older adults; Seniors

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67649305082     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2131     Document Type: Article

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