Depression and associated factors in hospitalized elderly: a cross-sectional study in a Saudi teaching hospital

BACKGROUND: Depression in the elderly is a serious and often underdiagnosed psychiatric disorder that has been linked to adverse outcomes in the hospital setting. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of depression and possible associated factors among hospitalized elderly. DESIGN: An analytical c...

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Main Authors: Sultan Hassan Alamri, Abdulaziz Ihsan Bari, Abdulrahman Talal Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2017-03-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.122