Problem-Solving Therapy in the Elderly

Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-26

  Kiosses, Dimitris N ^a   Alexopoulos, George S ^a  

^a The Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric psychiatry; Late life depression; Older adults; Prevention; Problem solving therapy; Quality of life; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902588591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21963061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40501-013-0003-0     Document Type: Review

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