Undertreatment of depressive symptomatology in the elderly living in long stay institutions (LSIs) and in the community in Brazil

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-155

  Marinho, Patrícia E M ^a,b   Melo, Keyla P B ^a   Apolinário, Amanda D ^a   Bezerra, Emanuelle ^a   Freitas, Júlia ^a   Melo, Diógenes M ^a   Guerra, Ricardo O ^b   Dornelas de Andrade, Arméle ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Comorbidity; Depressive symptoms; Geriatric depression scale (GDS 15); Institutionalization; Mini mental state examination (MMSE)

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KATZ INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BRAZIL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 74449084969     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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