Late-life depression

Late-life depression

by Roose, Steven P. Sackeim, Harold A.

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Devoted to the epidemiology, phenomenology, psychobiology, treatment and consequences of late-life depression. Although much has been written about depressive disorders, the focus has been primarily on the illness as experienced in younger adults. The effects of aging on the brain, the physiological and behavioral consequences of recurrent depression, and the impact of other diseases common in the elderly, make late-life depression a distinct entity. There is a compelling need for a separate re…

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  • Full title :Late-life depression / edited by Steven P. Roose, Harold A. Sackeim.

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Devoted to the epidemiology, phenomenology, psychobiology, treatment and consequences of late-life depression. Although much has been written about depressive disorders, the focus has been primarily on the illness as experienced in younger adults. The effects of aging on the brain, the physiological and behavioral consequences of recurrent depression, and the impact of other diseases common in the elderly, make late-life depression a distinct entity. There is a compelling need for a separate research program, specialized treatments, and a book dedicated to this disorder.

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  • Publication Date:2004.

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  • Description:xxiii, 388 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0195152743, 9780195152746
  • oclc:ocm53926699
  • LC Classification:RC537.5
  • Dewey Decimal:618.97/68527

Subjects

Aged Aged -- psychology Dépression Dépression chez la personne âgée Depression in old age Depressive Disorder elderly Geriatric Psychiatry Gérontopsychiatrie Older people Personne âgée Personnes âgées

Writers

Roose, Steven P. Sackeim, Harold A.

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