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Affective disorders in the elderly

✍ Scribed by Gerard Addonizio; George S. Alexopoulos

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 707 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930080108

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✦ Synopsis

Geriatric affective disorders constitute a major clinical and public health problem. This article reviews clinical data and research in this area. Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, course of illness, biologic markers and pathophysiology are discussed and suggestions for the future course of research are made. KEY worm-Affective disorder, research, old age, depression.

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