Depression among the very old with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 756-763

  Bergdahl, Ellinor ^a   Allard, Per ^b   Gustafson, Yngve ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

associated factors; dementia; depression; very old

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONELINESS; MALE; POLYPHARMACY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79955991845     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210002255     Document Type: Article

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