Depression as a Major Component of Public Health for Older Adults

Depression as a Major Component of Public Health for Older Adults

Although public health is often conceptualized only as the prevention of physical illness, recent data suggest that mental illnesses are increasingly relevant to the mission of disease prevention and health promotion. Projections are that by 2020, depression will be second only to heart disease in i...

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Main Authors: Daniel P. Chapman, PhD, MSc, Geraldine S. Perry, DrPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-01-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
Subjects:
depression
older adults
public health
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/jan/07_0150.htm

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