Incidence of depression and anxiety in the spouses of patients with dementia: A naturalistic cohort study of recorded morbidity with a 6-year follow-up

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Joling, Karlijn J ^a   Van Hout, Hein P J ^a   Schellevis, Francois G ^a,c   Van Der Horst, Henriette E ^a   Scheltens, Philip ^b   Knol, Dirk L ^b   Van Marwijk, Harm W J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregivers; Dementia; Depression; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; SPOUSE; TIME;

EID: 75149162912     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181bf9f0f     Document Type: Article

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