Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 475958, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/475958
Research Article

A Randomised Controlled Experimental Study on the Influence of Patient Age on Medical Decisions in Respect to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in the Elderly

Michael Linden1,2 and Guido Kurtz1,2

1Research Group Psychosomatic Rehabilitation, Charité University Medicine, Lichterfelder Allee 55, Teltow, 14513 Berlin, Germany
2Department of Behavioral Medicine, Rehabilitation Center Seehof, Lichterfelder Allee 55, Teltow, 14513 Berlin, Germany

Received 17 August 2009; Revised 27 October 2009; Accepted 3 November 2009

Academic Editor: Moisés Bauer

Copyright © 2009 Michael Linden and Guido Kurtz. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Michael Linden and Guido Kurtz, “A Randomised Controlled Experimental Study on the Influence of Patient Age on Medical Decisions in Respect to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in the Elderly,” Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, vol. 2009, Article ID 475958, 4 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/475958