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Inadequate treatment of depressed nursing home elderly
Author(s)L Heston, J Garrard, L Makris, R Kane
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 40, no 11, November 1992
Pagespp 1117-1122
KeywordsDepression ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Drugs ; United States of America.
AnnotationThis study examined the prevalence of antidepressant drug treatment among nursing home patients with major depression, and concludes that most patients remained untreated or incorrectly or inadequately treated.
Accession NumberCPA-950113030 A
ClassmarkENR: LHB:LF: LLD: 7T

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