As there are an estimated 350 million people of all ages that suffer from depression worldwide3,29, the present meta-analysis aims to establish an aggregate of point prevalence, one-year prevalence, and lifetime prevalence of depression from the larger community pool sample from 1994 to 2014. ...
The article presents a study which analyzed various research studies done in Asia, Europe, Australia, North and South America between 1955 and 2005 to determine the Median Prevalence Rates of Depressive Disorders among the elderly in India and various other countries worldwide. Data gathered from ...
depressionelderlyold 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 well...
This study compared the prevalence of depression in university students between Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China and examined the association between depression and quality of life (QOL). The Beck Depression Inventory-II and the World Health Organization Quality of Life—Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF...
Importance: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the policies to contain it have been a near ubiquitous exposure in the US with unknown effects on depression symptoms. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression symptoms among US adults durin...
Figure 1. Forest Plots of the Pooled Prevalence of Clinically Significant Depressive Symptoms in Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic View LargeDownload Contributing studies for clinically elevated depression symptoms are presented in order of largest to smallest prevalence rate. Square data markers represe...
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...
This cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence of and factors associated with current presumptive diagnostic-level major depression and
Systemic diseases, endocrine diseases, and malignant neoplasms are among the diseases that cause secondary osteoporosis. Besides, chronic use of glucocorticoids, lifestyle conditions, habits, and major depression are other causes of osteoporosis [2]. Various methods are used to measure osteoporosis. ...
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 ...