Approaching the treatment of depression in elderly cancer patients

Aging Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-403

  Traeger, Lara ^a   Pirl, William F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Antidepressant; Citalopram; Escitalopram; Mental health; Methylphenidate; Mirtazepine; Oncology; Psychotherapy; Sertraline; Venlafexine

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIRTAZAPINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ANXIETY; CANCER MORTALITY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOCOMOTION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77953278227     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ahe.10.24     Document Type: Review

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