Major and subthreshold depression among older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 180-187

  Horowitz, Amy ^a,c   Reinhardt, Joann P ^a   Kennedy, Gary J ^b  

^a Lighthouse International   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Arlene R Gordon Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CATARACT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY; DYSTHYMIA; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SCREENING TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84903194183     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200503000-00002     Document Type: Article

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