Risk Factors for Depression Among Elderly Community Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Abstract

Despite the methodologic limitations of the studies and this meta-analysis, bereavement, sleep disturbance, disability, prior depression, and female gender appear to be important risk factors for depression among elderly community subjects.

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Health and Well-being Studies Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Mental Health Treatment and Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 160, Issue 6, pp. 1147-1156

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1147

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