Late Life Depression. A Global Problem with Few Resources.

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 475-481

  McCall, W Vaughn ^a   Kintziger, Kristina W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging population; Depressive symptoms; Health care resources; Late life depression

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

AGING POPULATION; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; HEALTH CARE RESOURCES; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84887607281     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: 15583147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.07.001     Document Type: Review

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