Effect of age on the frequency of anxiety disorders in major depression with psychotic features

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 404-412

  Flint, Alastair J ^a,b,c,d   Peasley Miklus, Catherine ^e   Papademetriou, Eros ^e   Meyers, Barnett S ^e   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a,g   Rothschild, Anthony J ^h   Whyte, Ellen M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anxiety disorders; Assessment; Depressive disorders; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Psychotic depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 77951681775     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181c294ac     Document Type: Article

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