Delirium masquerading as depression

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-62

  Marchington, Katie L ^a   Carrier, Louise ^b   Lawlor, Peter G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa   (Canada)

^c BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delirium; Depression; PRES

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84857074125     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951511000599     Document Type: Article

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