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Depression in old age

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2005

Cornelius LE Katona  and
Kuttalingam K Shankar
Cornelius LE Katona
Affiliation:
Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Kuttalingam K Shankar
Affiliation:
Hertfordshire Partnership Trust. Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
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Abstract

Depression in old age is common, disabling and under-treated. This review will examine recent advances in our understanding of its clinical presentation, epidemiology, management and prognosis. The relationship of depression in old age with dementia and with physical illness is also discussed, as are the links between suicide, deliberate self-harm and depression in old age.

Type
Research Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 2004 , pp. 283 - 306
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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