13 year follow up of morbidity, mortality and use of health services among elderly depressed patients and general elderly populations

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 654-662

  Djernes, Jens Kronborg ^a,b   Gulmann, Nils Christian ^c   Foldager, Leslie ^c   Olesen, Frede ^d   Munk Jørgensen, Povl ^b  

^a Brønderslev Psychiatric Hospital   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

depression; elderly; follow up studies; general elderly population; health services utilization; morbidity; mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; REGISTER; RURAL AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 80052225654     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.589368     Document Type: Article

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