Prevalence of mental disorders and service utilization in seniors: Results from the Canadian Community Health survey cycle 1.2.

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 960-967

  Mosier, Karen E ^a   Vasiliadis, Helen Maria ^b   Lepnurm, Marje ^a   Puchala, Chassidy ^a   Pekrul, Chris ^a   Tempier, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

age; gender; mental disorders; prevalence; seniors; service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DETERMINATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649395725     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2434     Document Type: Article

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