It is difficult to generalize the prevalence of depression in the elderly patients with chronic physical illness. Nonetheless, these results suggest that the screening of depression in the patients with chronic physical illness is necessary in medical setting....
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GERIATRIC Depression ScaleRURAL populationAGE groupsOLD ageDISEASE prevalenceObjective: Depression is gaining a major attention in perspectives of public health problem. The present study aimed to survey the prevalence of depression among elderly in the Kancheepuram district, Tami...
elderlyold age homeKathmanduBackground: There has been a considerable increase in the numbers of older people in the world population of both developed and developing countries. These populations are thought to be at greater risk for depression. Many researches are conducted on physical wellbeing of...
Depression is among the major psychiatric illnesses affecting elderly population. Several somatic and neurological changes related to aging contribute to the development of depression. Recent metaanalysis on median prevalence rate of depression in elderly population across India has been estimated to be ...
Depression in elderly Canadians is an important but often unrecognized public health problem. Numerous studies have examined depression in the general community, but studies of depression in the elderly have generally been small and limited. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) includes a ...
Background and Objectives: Depression is one of the most intriguing disorders in the elderly. We conjecture that prevalence of depression in the community vary according to the diagnostic criteria used. Furthermore, we anticipate that important proportions of depression go untreated or inadequately ...
The prevalence of depression by sex, age and certain sociodemographic variables was investigated among elderly Finns (65 years or over) living in the semi-industrialized town of Ähtäri ( n =1225). The prevalence of depression, determined using the DSM-III criteria, was 16.5% for the total...
Prevalence and Social Origins of Atypical Depression in the ElderlyAgedDepressionDepressive disorderThe prevalence of atypical depression and social and health variables related to atypical depression were investigated in a Finnish population aged 60 years or more. The prevalence was 2.4 per 100 for both...
- 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...