Trauma history is associated with psychological distress and somatic symptoms in homebound older adults

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 810-818

  Petkus, Andrew J ^a,e   Gum, Amber M ^b   King Kallimanis, Bellinda ^c   Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Building 13 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Health; Homebound elderly; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 69449093802     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b20658     Document Type: Article

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