Increased prevalence of depression in cohorts of the elderly: An 11-year follow-up in the general population-the HUNT study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-158

  Solhaug, Hanne Indermo ^a   Romuld, Elisabeth Bratland ^a   Romild, Ulla ^b,c   Stordal, Eystein ^a,d  

^a Namsos Hospital   (Norway)

^b Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

cohort study; depression; old age; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 82055169083     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211001141     Document Type: Article

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