Models of Care for Late-Life Depression of the Medically Ill: Examples from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Stroke

Depression worsens most treatment outcomes in medically ill older adults. Chronic medical illnesses weaken and demoralize patients and compromise their ability to adhere to treatments requiring consistency and effort. Acute medical illnesses create a psychosocial storm that finds patients and their...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 2015-05, Vol.23 (5), p.477-487
Hauptverfasser: Avari, Jimmy N., M.D, Alexopoulos, George S., M.D
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