DEPRESSION AMONG THE ELDERLY OFTEN GOES UNDIAGNOSED.(FRONT)Inchbald, Elizabeth
AmongtheElderly PolicyPaperNo38PolicyPaperNo.38 GeorgeFord ChiefEconomist ThePhoenixCenter SherryFord Univ.ofMontevallo &ThePhoenixCenter WWW.PHOENIX-CENTER.ORG October15,2009 TheUniversityClub WashingtonDC PurposeofResearch AddtthidthfftfItt 2
Dementia and Depression Among the Elderly : Social and Behavioral Perspectiveswarfarinlevofloxacininteractionhemopericardiumretroperitoneal bleedingData for this analysis came from a cross-sectional study on dementia, depression, and disability conducted in Zurich and Geneva in 1995/96. The random sample ...
However, multiple linear regression analyses revealed that the influence of living alone was negated by having a good social support system.Conclusion: These findings confirm that living alone is an important factor in depression among the elderly in a rural part of Japan. Results also confirm ...
- Abstract - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and identify its related factors among an urban elderly. Methods: The data for this study were obtained from 333 men and 514 women, aged 65-79 years who participated in '2007 community health surv...
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MOHAMED E. and ABD-ELHAMED M.: Depression among elderly attending geriatric clubs in Assiut City, Egypt. Journal of American Science, Vol. 7, No. 11, pp. 386-91, 2011.Mohamed EM, Abd Elhamed MA. Depression among elderly attending geriatric clubs in Assiut City, Egypt. J Am Sci 2011;...
Role changes, major life events and co morbidity contribute to an increased rate of depression in the geriatric population. A descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the level of depression among the elderly people. For this study, Purposive sampling was applied & 50 subjects were interviewed ...
Nonetheless, staying "down in the dumps" for more than a couple of weeks can be a sign of depression. Without treatment, depression can seriously diminish their quality of life. It can also lead to suicide--a risk that's especially high among elderly patients. The suicide rate among older...
Among the older people, depression is associated with genetic risk, non-genetic biological factors, physical illness, anxiety, sleep disturbance, elder abuse, and social risk factors7,8. Environmental contributions are related to the neighborhoods, where communities of individuals and neighborhood ...