Prevention of depression in older age

Maturitas

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-141

  Almeida, Osvaldo P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Depression; Elderly; Epidemiology; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SENESCENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84916928027     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.03.005     Document Type: Review

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