How high is the prevalence of depression in old age?
Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in late life - in Brazil and around the world. Some experts have argued that depression is less common in old age, quoting studies that show a lower prevalence of major depression in late life. Results from cross-age studies have been remarkably inconsistent,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2002-04-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462002000500009&tlng=en |