Mental health service use among depressed, low-income homebound middle-aged and older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 638-655

  Choi, Namkee G ^a   Kunik, Mark E ^b,c,d   Wilson, Nancy ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

frailty; geriatrics; mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAILTY; GERIATRICS; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

FRAILTY; GERIATRICS; MENTAL HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY;

EID: 84879207858     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313484059     Document Type: Article

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