High incidence of clinically relevant depressive symptoms in vulnerable persons of 75 years or older living in the community

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 828-833

  Dozeman, Els ^a   Van Marwijk, Harm W J ^a   Van Schaik, Digna J F ^a   Stek, Max L ^a   Van Der Horst, Henriette E ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a   Van Hout, Hein P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CES D; COOP WONCA; depression; prevention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956032060     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003781817     Document Type: Article

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