The community prevalence of depression in older Australians

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 54-61

  Pirkis, Jane ^a   Pfaff, Jon ^b   Williamson, Michelle ^a   Tyson, Orla ^b   Stocks, Nigel ^c   Goldney, Robert ^c   Draper, Brian ^d   Snowdon, John ^e   Lautenschlager, Nicola ^b,f   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f St Vincent's Mental Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 62649159062     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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