Helping Families with Depressed Elders: A Role for the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Depression is often difficult to diagnose in the elderly. Elders and their families may misinterpret symptoms of depression as symptoms of co- morbid medical illnesses. These illnesses may include: diabetes, stroke, heart disease, arthritis, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease (National...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoff, Bonnie L.
Other Authors: Michaels, Cathleen
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610431
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610431