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Growing trends in conceptualizing geriatric mental health within a neural context

Commentary on “Anxiety in Late-Life Depression: Associations with Brain Volume, Amyloid Beta, White Matter Lesions, Cognition, and Functional Ability” by Kryza-Lacombe et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2024

Nathan Hantke*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA Department of Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience Division, Veteran Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, USA
Shanna Cooper
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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