Dimensional approach to delusions in psychotic depression in the elderly: Factor structure and clinical correlates

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-368

  Gournelis, Rossetos ^a   Oulis, Panagiotis ^b   Michalopoulou, Panagiota ^a   Kaparoudaki, Adamantia ^c   Dimitrakopoulos, Christos ^d   Lykouras, Lefteris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Center of Mental Health and Research   (Greece)

^d TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Delusions; Dimensions; Factor analysis; Psychotic depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67649352902     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2130     Document Type: Article

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