The Economic, Public Health, and Caregiver Burden of Late-life Depression

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 631-649

  Zivin, Kara ^a,b   Wharton, Tracy ^b   Rostant, Ola ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Costs; Late life depression; Public health; Retirement

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; REVIEW;

CAREGIVER BURDEN; COSTS; LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETIREMENT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887611776     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: 15583147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.08.008     Document Type: Review

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