TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Assessing depression in elderly patients
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Belgica
A1  - Godderis, Jan
SP  - 288
EP  - 301
VL  - 87
IS  - 3
N2  - Notes that, while late onset depression (LOD) often appears similar to depression in younger persons, it may present a diagnostic challenge to the clinician because of its atypical expression in the aged. LOD may be characterized by (1) inhibited expression of feelings and emotional distress (resulting in somatization); (2) psychotic symptomatology; and (3) lack of concentration, impaired memory, apathy, fatigue, and social withdrawal. Assessment of LOD with psychometric and neuropsychological techniques is discussed. It is suggested that depressive disorders are perhaps the most poorly recognized and therefore untreated psychiatric disturbances in the aged. (French & Dutch abstracts) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)<p />
LA  - fr
SN  - 0300-8967
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -