Diagnosing depression in older adults in primary care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1180-1182

  Mojtabai, Ramin ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DSM-IV; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896951936     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1311047     Document Type: Article

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