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Depression in the Elderly
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Attribution
Author:Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Written:
Editor:Crist, Gayle P., MS, BA
Edit Date:05/31/01
Reviewer:Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed:09/25/01
Sources
Professional Guide to Diseases, Sixth Edition. Springhouse: Springhouse Corporation, 1998. Conn's Current Therapy. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1999
"Unmasking Depression in the Elderly", www.dana.org/dana/daybook/dbk_0299.html
"Depression in the Elderly", www.depression.com/health_library/special_groups/special_02_elderly.html
"Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life", www.text.nlm.nih.gov/nih/cdc/www/86txt.html