JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 585-594 , November 2007

Prevalence and Treatment of Diagnosed Depression among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Ohio

  • Carrie A. Levin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Carrie A. Levin, PhD, Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, 40 Court Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02108.
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  • Wenhui Wei, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health, Health Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.
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  • Ayse Akincigil, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health, Health Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.
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  • Judith A. Lucas, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health, Health Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.
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  • Scott Bilder, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health, Health Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.
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  • Stephen Crystal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health, Health Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.

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 Funded by National Institute of Mental Health Grant 1-RO1 MH076206 and AHRQ Grant R24-HS011825.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.07.010

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 9 , Pages 585-594 , November 2007

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