Depression screening in nursing homes: Involvement of social services departments

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Bern Klug, Mercedes ^a   Kramer, Katherine W O ^b   Sharr, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Mental health; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 77649093881     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181c29431     Document Type: Article

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