Chronic medical problems and distressful thoughts of suicide in primary care patients: Mitigating role of happiness

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 671-679

  Hirsch, Jameson K ^a,b   Duberstein, Paul R ^b   Unützer, Jürgen ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic medical problems; Happiness; Neuroticism; Older adults; Primary care; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 67649379201     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2174     Document Type: Article

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