Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in U.S. older adults: Findings from a nationally representative survey

World Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-81

  Reynolds, Kristin ^a   Pietrzak, Robert H ^b   El Gabalawy, Renée ^a   Mackenzie, Corey S ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; mood disorders; older adults; oldest old; personality disorders; Psychiatric disorders; substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE AND SEX; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84922917418     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20193     Document Type: Article

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