Comparison of major depressive disorder and subthreshold depression among older adults in community long-term care

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 461-469

  Lee, Mi Jin ^a   Hasche, Leslie K ^b   Choi, Sunha ^c   Proctor, Enola K ^d   Morrow Howell, Nancy ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; diagnosis; functional impairment; homecare

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876478371     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.747079     Document Type: Article

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