Duloxetine and care management treatment of older adults with comorbid major depressive disorder and chronic low back pain: Results of an open-label pilot study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 633-642

  Karp, Jordan F ^a,b   Weiner, Debra K ^b,d   Dew, Mary A ^a,b,c   Begley, Amy ^a,b   Miller, Mark D ^a,b   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Clinical trial; Depression; Geriatric; Pain

Indexed keywords

DULOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION AND PAIN CARE MANAGEMENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; NOCICEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; SLEEP; SOMATIZATION;

AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SLEEP; THIOPHENES;

EID: 77952387381     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2386     Document Type: Article

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