Depression in nursing homes: Prevalence, recognition, and treatment

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-358

  Kramer, Dietmar ^a   Allgaier, Antje Kathrin ^b   Fejtkova, Sabina ^b   Mergl, Roland ^a   Hegerl, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Elderly; Medication; SSRI; Undertreatment

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CITALOPRAM; DOXEPIN; MIRTAZAPINE; OPIPRAMOL; PAROXETINE; REBOXETINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRIMIPRAMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOOD DISORDER; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RECOGNITION; RESIDENT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76949088415     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.39.4.a     Document Type: Article

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