Determining the impact of dementia on antidepressant treatment response in older adults

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 358-361

  Fischer, Corinne E ^a,b   Schweizer, Tom A ^a,b   Joy, Jemcy ^a,b   Jiang, Depeng ^a,b   Ringer, Lee ^a,b   Herrmann, Nathan ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b FRCPC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 80055011527     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.23.3.jnp358     Document Type: Article

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