Factors associated with depression in Norwegian nursing homes

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Barca, Maria Lage ^a   Selbæk, Geir ^a,c   Laks, Jerson ^b   Engedal, Knut ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

Association; Correlates; Dementia; Depression; Epidemiology; Factors associated; Linear regression; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUVOXAMINE; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; NURSING HOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67649337170     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2139     Document Type: Article

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