Depression and Depression Treatment in a Population-Based Study of Individuals Over 60 Years Old Without Dementia

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 615-623

  Karlsson, Björn ^a   Johnell, Kristina ^a   Sigström, Robert ^b   Sjöberg, Linnea ^a   Fratiglioni, Laura ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aged; depression; epidemiology; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEDEN; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84990840612     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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