Screening for depression in elderly medical inpatients from rural area of Norway: Prevalence and associated factors

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-159

  Helvik, Anne Sofie ^a,b,c   Skancke, Randi H ^b   Selbæk, Geir ^b,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; HAD; Inpatients; MADRS; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 75749152063     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2312     Document Type: Article

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