The recognition and treatment of depression in older people in primary care

M J Crawford; M Prince; P Menezes; A H Mann

The recognition and treatment of depression in older people in primary care

M J Crawford, M Prince, P Menezes, A H Mann

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To examine general practitioners' (GP) awareness of depression in their elderly patients (aged over 65) and to identify characteristics of those patients least likely to be recognized and treated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	172-6
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume	13
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1998

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