The overlap syndrome of depression and delirium in elderly patients: A comment

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 995-997

  Turco, Renato ^a,b   Torpilliesi, Tiziana ^a,b   Bellelli, Giuseppe ^a,b   Trabucchi, Marco ^b,c  

^a Ancelle della Carita Hospital   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BARTHEL INDEX; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; COMPLICATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE;

EID: 77952187195     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02824.x     Document Type: Letter

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