Depression and anxiety in medically unwell older adults: Prevalence and short-term course

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 754-763

  Bryant, Christina ^a   Jackson, Henry ^a   Ames, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Older adults; Physical illness; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 69549135261     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209009399     Document Type: Article

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