Towards a new conceptualization of depression in older adult cancer patients: a review of the literature

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1230-1242

  Saracino, Rebecca M ^a,b   Rosenfeld, Barry ^a,b   Nelson, Christian J ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; cancer; depression; psycho oncology

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84941345080     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1078278     Document Type: Review

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