Why does the lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder in the elderly appear to be lower than in younger adults? Results from a national representative sample

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 160-165

  Hoertel, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Le Strat, Yann ^b,c,e   Gorwood, Philip ^b,c,f   Béra Potelle, Céline ^d   Schuster, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Manetti, Aude ^a,b   Dubertret, Caroline ^b,c,e   Limosin, Frédéric ^a,b,c  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^f CMME   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Major depressive disorder; National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC); Prevalence; Subthreshold hypomania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBTHRESHOLD HYPOMANIA; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878512353     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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