A multiplicity of approaches to characterize geriatric depression and its outcomes

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 522-526

  Steffens, David C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Course; Depression; Diagnosis; Elderly; Neuroanatomical; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MOOD; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 70350163295     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832fcd93     Document Type: Review

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