Association between participant-identified problems and depression severity in problem-solving therapy for low-income homebound older adults

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 491-499

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   Hegel, Mark T ^b   Marinucci, Mary Lynn ^a   Sirrianni, Leslie ^a   Bruce, Martha L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

family relationship; homebound older adults; problem solving therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINANCE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAMILTON SCALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84859921439     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2741     Document Type: Article

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