The significance of affective symptoms in old age
β Scribed by Mink, W.D.
- Book ID
- 122837020
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 1963
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-7206
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KEY woms-Affective disorder, old age, history, review
## Abstract ## Background Somatic and other nonβaffective symptomatology characterizes late life depression and contributes to its underβdiagnosis, especially in some ethnic groups. ## Objectives We examined variations in nonβaffective presentation and its health and functional significance acro
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