Effectiveness of home treatment for elderly people with depression: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 463-467

  Klug, Günter ^a   Hermann, Gerhard ^a   Fuchs Nieder, Brigitte ^b   Panzer, Manuela ^b   Haider Stipacek, Andrea ^b   Zapotoczky, Hans Georg ^c   Priebe, Stefan ^d  

^a Psychosocial Services Graz East   (Austria)

^b Geriatric Psychiatry Center Graz   (Austria)

^c Association of Mental Health Development   (Austria)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORKER; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78649731436     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.083121     Document Type: Article

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