Age and risk for depression among the elderly: A meta-analysis of the published literature

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 142-154

  Zhao, Ke Xiang ^a   Huang, Chang Quan ^b   Xiao, Qian ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Liu, Qing Xiu ^b   Wang, Zheng Rong ^c   Li, Yong Hong ^c   Xie, Yi Zhou ^c  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Third Hospital of Mianyang   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Depression; Elderly; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTHYMIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULE FOR AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869215717     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852912000533     Document Type: Article

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